I was just curious about everyone's "first time". When/where did you take that first plunge into open water??
(I did a search to see if a thread like this had been done and came up empty.)
It was today!! :) I swam in the first event of the Arizona Open Water Series put on by DCB Adventures.
What can I say! It was totally awesome. I grew up swimming in open water, but this is the first time I actually focused on swimming 2000 meters continuously. It's so much different from swimming workouts in a pool, but in a good way!
I came in 1st in my age group and 7th overall in my division (non-wetsuit) and beat my time goal by 3 minutes! It's always fun to swim an event the first time, 'cause your time is always a personal best!
My Masters swimming buddy decided to swim the event with me and I finished just a couple of minutes ahead of him. We were both so stoked to have done it. There's always a bit of trepidation when attempting to do something new for the first time. I can't wait for the next swim in the series, which takes place on May 29.
It was today!! :) I swam in the first event of the Arizona Open Water Series put on by DCB Adventures.
What can I say! It was totally awesome. I grew up swimming in open water, but this is the first time I actually focused on swimming 2000 meters continuously. It's so much different from swimming workouts in a pool, but in a good way!
I came in 1st in my age group and 7th overall in my division (non-wetsuit) and beat my time goal by 3 minutes! It's always fun to swim an event the first time, 'cause your time is always a personal best!
My Masters swimming buddy decided to swim the event with me and I finished just a couple of minutes ahead of him. We were both so stoked to have done it. There's always a bit of trepidation when attempting to do something new for the first time. I can't wait for the next swim in the series, which takes place on May 29.
