https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/open-water-training-and-technique/24967/is-the-second-time-as-excitingI did my first OW swim last summer. It was a blast. There were so many unknowns. So much anticipation, anxiety, fear, excitement, ect. Now that I have swum it once, will the second time (third time, fourth, N times...) be as exciting? I did half marathonen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/thread/266731?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:34:50 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:d11e0ee3-b6a5-408c-9ae3-327dc8e7e98fsrcoyoteMy second stunk, but not enough to deter me from a 3rd, a 4th, etc. 100+ degree weather. Drove two hours in my no A/C Jeep, swam un-prepared and over confident, added a minute to my 3K time and drove two hours back nearly passing out. I more than made up for it a couple of weeks later in #3, though -- a double-crossing of the Ohio River in downtwon Cincinnati. And later in the season was #4, my first Big Shoulders, which was more fun than I can describe. I even returned to the scene of #2 this past season. Still swam an awful 3K, but now that site has become my nemesis and it must be conquered.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/266717?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:26:19 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:856e079b-8157-4f95-8264-f3825d90f912Jim Clemmons... that you&#39;re waiting to see if the second time is still as fun as the first? And then there&#39;s this part ...everyone is different and conditions are usually always different as well!<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/266702?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:24:30 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:c1352de0-2187-4607-87a3-bda702f99b77Jim Clemmons... that you&#39;re waiting to see if the second time is still as fun as the first? No, the part ..... every one of them a learning experience, and exciting in their own way. :banana:<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/266680?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:58:46 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:dd3b0b9c-f3be-45c2-8fb0-2745b146755cPatrick W. BrundageMy favorite part of the sport. No 2 races are ever the same even at the same venue. Yup, everyone is different and conditions are usually always different as well! Absolutely. I&#39;ve done one race now four years in a row and its different every time. Plus, the more &#39;party/energetic&#39; atmosphere that I see at OW races makes them even more fun than pool racing. Reminds me of sex ... that you&#39;re waiting to see if the second time is still as fun as the first?<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/266612?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:55:46 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:5ba4021e-20cd-4394-90fe-8de2a54ce8e9Former MemberYup, everyone is different and conditions are usually always different as well!<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/266570?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:48:50 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:9120887f-1988-415f-9100-25b806bacbd1Former Memberi&#39;ve logged almost 150 OW swims for the past decade..... every one of them a learning experience My favorite part of the sport. No 2 races are ever the same even at the same venue.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/266524?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:40:56 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:67531d3a-5f37-4f8c-ba27-9bd226e7ead8Former Memberi&#39;ve logged almost 150 OW swims for the past decade..... every one of them a learning experience, and exciting in their own way.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/266659?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:59:01 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:abbe05c9-fc29-4c38-b611-e93fbb04c985Jim Clemmonsi&#39;ve logged almost 150 OW swims for the past decade..... every one of them a learning experience, and exciting in their own way. Reminds me of sex.:bliss: I see no women had posted so thought I&#39;d keep this between us guys. :cool:<div style="clear:both;"></div>