Ok, so the more they email me, the more I get nervous about the water temp. Last year it was 69 which stung to get in, but it made for a nice swimming temp. By the end, though, my fingers and toes felt a little numb, but that could have been tired (??).
But this year, it could be up to 10 degrees colder?! What to do when the coolest water I can find here in Cincinnati is 80?
I'm game to try anything, though, but somewhere in the last couple of years I at least try to be prudent. So not that 57 would scare me off, but it typically takes me about an hour and twenty to do the 5K. Will I last?
When I make the turn at the halfway point what should I look for to know that it's safe to keep going? From that point, there is about 1500m before I'd be back close enough to the sea wall to climb out early if I had to.
I'm game to try anything, though, but somewhere in the last couple of years I at least try to be prudent. So not that 57 would scare me off, but it typically takes me about an hour and twenty to do the 5K. Will I last?
When I make the turn at the halfway point what should I look for to know that it's safe to keep going? From that point, there is about 1500m before I'd be back close enough to the sea wall to climb out early if I had to.
