Just had to share: Last nite went to a local lake that I swim in occassionally. Smaller lake, 730 yards from one end to the other (GPS is great). As I was getting ready to go, a local Tri-guy was finishing his swim. I noticed that he was wearing a wet suit. Water temperature was about 81 degrees! I say," isn't it a little warm for a wet suit?" (I would be smothering), he says "Well, there are a couple of cold patches out there!" (probably gets down all the way to 80 degrees for 30 seconds) LOL.
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Geez! I just thought it was kinda goofy, didnt mean to slam the whole Tri- Nation............ Harold, I am sure you can kick my butt in the water, and I dont run nor bike so I am sure it would be no contest were we to race, either in the pool or in a Tri, does that make YOU feel better?..... For the record, I swim on my own, at a local Health Club. If I go early enough, there are two guys, local Tri-Athletes, who are there really getting it done in the pool. They work really hard, and we sometimes talk briefly, always a nice conversation. Is it because they are Tri-Athletes they are good guys? No, it is because they are good guys. When I go to Open Water races, I always enjoy talking with all participants. In fact cant remember a bad experience at any race I have attended, either as a swimmer or spectator (and that is a bunch of meets, believe me). Never seen anyone not be welcoming of anyone else. We are all one big family, some like pools, some like lakes, some like oceans, some like to swim, then bike, then run. I am good with all of that.. I just thought his response, "there are cold spots out there" was hilarious. If I came upon a swimmer-swimmer, swimming with a big whole in the butt of his suit and I said, "Isn't that a bit revealing?" and his response were "reduces drag" I would have found that funny as well, probably would have posted it. Would someone get mad at me for slamming swimmers? Geez, :whiteflag:
Harold, by the way, I am planning on going to Big Shoulders in Chicago. If the water is below 72, I probably wont swim, not because I am a wuss, but it wouldnt be fun me either, as I am not use to it. So you are a bigger man than me again, you big lug!
Geez! I just thought it was kinda goofy, didnt mean to slam the whole Tri- Nation............ Harold, I am sure you can kick my butt in the water, and I dont run nor bike so I am sure it would be no contest were we to race, either in the pool or in a Tri, does that make YOU feel better?..... For the record, I swim on my own, at a local Health Club. If I go early enough, there are two guys, local Tri-Athletes, who are there really getting it done in the pool. They work really hard, and we sometimes talk briefly, always a nice conversation. Is it because they are Tri-Athletes they are good guys? No, it is because they are good guys. When I go to Open Water races, I always enjoy talking with all participants. In fact cant remember a bad experience at any race I have attended, either as a swimmer or spectator (and that is a bunch of meets, believe me). Never seen anyone not be welcoming of anyone else. We are all one big family, some like pools, some like lakes, some like oceans, some like to swim, then bike, then run. I am good with all of that.. I just thought his response, "there are cold spots out there" was hilarious. If I came upon a swimmer-swimmer, swimming with a big whole in the butt of his suit and I said, "Isn't that a bit revealing?" and his response were "reduces drag" I would have found that funny as well, probably would have posted it. Would someone get mad at me for slamming swimmers? Geez, :whiteflag:
Harold, by the way, I am planning on going to Big Shoulders in Chicago. If the water is below 72, I probably wont swim, not because I am a wuss, but it wouldnt be fun me either, as I am not use to it. So you are a bigger man than me again, you big lug!
Sorry, didn't mean to single you out or start a flame war; yours was the post that made me finally say, "Hmmm, there seems to be a trend here." And maybe I'm just wrong about that trend! :)
Anyway, I'd never try that mile in 63-degree water without a wetsuit these days. I'm older and no longer pride myself on that kind of self-flagellation. However, I do hope to do Big Shoulders next year (apparently I still like that kind of self-flagellation). As to wetsuit or no: that will likely be a game-time decision.
this sounds like a race i should look into.
LOL. I hadn't thought of it that way. Maybe if I wasn't so caught up in the race, I would have realized she was upset I was no longer showing an interest in her.
"I was drafting behind someone and when someone was coming up on my left I picked up my pace using the wake of the swimmer in front of me to sling shot me past her and stay with the passing swimmer. I admit I did touch her feet a few times over the previous 100 yds. "
Her reaction was out of line, however, drafting and touching the draftee's feet is a pretty agressive action. One must be prepared to take evasive steps for the reaction.
"I was drafting behind someone and when someone was coming up on my left I picked up my pace using the wake of the swimmer in front of me to sling shot me past her and stay with the passing swimmer. I admit I did touch her feet a few times over the previous 100 yds. "
Her reaction was out of line, however, drafting and touching the draftee's feet is a pretty agressive action. One must be prepared to take evasive steps for the reaction.
I'd have to politely disagree with you on that one. Lightly and occasionally touching another swimmer's feet is not considered aggressive. It happens from time to time even in swim practices in the pool. Penny Lee Dean offers some thoughts in her book "Open Water Swimming". Frankly it doesn't bother me a bit. Too many years of high school swimming with too many people in a small pool. As for drafting, I have never seen an open water race (including the olympics) where drafting wasn't an integral part of the race. I think her problem was she was not comfortable with swimming in close proximity to another swimmer in open water.. The proper response to that is to swim away from the swimmer, not reach across their back with your nails. I am sure her opinion differs, but the rules are clear on that what she did was grounds for disqualification.
I am for staging a West Side Story like OWSs vs. TRIs in a synchronized swimming extravaganza. Of course, I won't participate because I gotta have my goggles.
I used to live in Santa Barbara and suspect it occurred on Toro Canyon Road. It is a steep down hill that has blind corners with a constantly changing radius on each turn. Easy to make a mistake if you are new to the road or attack it too aggressively. Sad.
It looks like it did not happen on Toro Canyon but on Goberador Canyon road. The problem apparently had to do with discarded water bottles and the heavily shaded area. Having ridden that road hundreds of times I can attest to the fact that the lighting provides serious challenges at times. I can't imagine it with empty water bottles strewn across the road.
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