I have to admit that despite swimming a couple open water races per year I always train in a pool. Well, today I took a vacation day and finally decided to swim in the lake right across the street from my house. It's a small lake--about 15 acres--but just big enough to actually swim in without feeling confining. I'd say it's a little over 200 meters swimming across the widest part, a lap around the circumference maybe 1/3 mile. The shore was lined with thousands of lily pads. I saw lots of ducks, Canada geese and even a blue heron. You get such a different perspective of the lake from swimming in it than you do looking at it from the shore, and such a change of pace from swimming in a pool all the time!
So where do you swim? And if you've got pretty pictures post them up!
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This season, I haven't had a chance to do any open-water workouts (just one 1-mile OW race), but most seasons, I swim in Lake Erie, at a beach several miles west of Cleveland.
BTW, those of you who swim in Lake Michigan, are you aware of the Great Lakes Coastal Forecasting website? It's one of my favorites.
This season, I haven't had a chance to do any open-water workouts (just one 1-mile OW race), but most seasons, I swim in Lake Erie, at a beach several miles west of Cleveland.
BTW, those of you who swim in Lake Michigan, are you aware of the Great Lakes Coastal Forecasting website? It's one of my favorites.
