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?
There are definitely some swimmers who really excel in open water. For example, Alan Bell has beaten me several times at the Fat Salmon swim in Seattle, despite the fact that I'm faster in pool swims. For example in Clovis I went 17:07 in the 1650 and he went 18:28. He didn't swim Fat Salmon this year, however.
Excellent example. Thanks so much Kirk. I knew some people were much better in OW. I did not realize that there was that much of a difference however.
Absolutely, Kirk. I get beat by guys in OW that I beat handily in the pool. However, I still contend that it is VERY RARE for a person to go a faster pace in OW than they go in the pool. The guys who beat me in OW just slow down less from the pool than I do.
There are definitely some swimmers who really excel in open water. For example, Alan Bell has beaten me several times at the Fat Salmon swim in Seattle, despite the fact that I'm faster in pool swims. For example in Clovis I went 17:07 in the 1650 and he went 18:28. He didn't swim Fat Salmon this year, however.
Excellent example. Thanks so much Kirk. I knew some people were much better in OW. I did not realize that there was that much of a difference however.
Absolutely, Kirk. I get beat by guys in OW that I beat handily in the pool. However, I still contend that it is VERY RARE for a person to go a faster pace in OW than they go in the pool. The guys who beat me in OW just slow down less from the pool than I do.
