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?
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For clarification I was talking short course. There was a 48 year old female in the race that went a 1:02.1. The water was smooth, the temperature was perfect and you were constantly catching the draft of the slower swimmers from the earlier waves as you swam the course. You can doubt all you want if that's what makes you happy. Consider my previous post of George Wendt going a 58 in 2003 at age 55 which shows a history of another 50+ year old under a minute on that course.
For clarification I was talking short course. There was a 48 year old female in the race that went a 1:02.1. The water was smooth, the temperature was perfect and you were constantly catching the draft of the slower swimmers from the earlier waves as you swam the course. You can doubt all you want if that's what makes you happy. Consider my previous post of George Wendt going a 58 in 2003 at age 55 which shows a history of another 50+ year old under a minute on that course.
