Labor Day Weekend in NY

ok, so this is the season for open water and many of us are fortunate enough to have lots of events to choose from but this weekend is chock full of opportunities if you are in the NY-CT area. Friday, Sept.4 Governers Island 2 Mile this is run by the manhattan island foundation (yup, the folks who bring you MIMS each year). its like this; you board a ferry at south street... jump off the ferry... swim around the island... get out... hang out... get back on the ferry. www.nycswim.org/.../Event.aspx Saturday, Sept.5 Lake Quassapaug open water 3 mile, 1.5 mile, .5 mile I recommend you do all three. The curse is .75 mile out and back (twice for the 3 mile) and there is ample time between events to fuel up for the next. An added bonus; there is a good chance you might bump into Stud there. Timex was a sponsor last year, and just about everyone walked away with an ironman sport watch. www.qsailingcenter.org/openwaterswimming.html Sunday, Sept.6 John Daly Ocean Mile Longbeach is beautiful and this is always a great event... easy access via the LIRR or get yourself a Zip car for the day. www.longbeachny.org/index.asp Monday, Sept.7 Take the day off... I am. (tomorrow travelin' to dover) so come out and play there's 8 miles of OW waiting for you