Last Saturday, I jumped into some big surf and chilly waters with 100 other swimmers for the first 2.4 mile Nubble Light Challenge in York Beach, ME. Highlights included rough seas, fog, and very cold water that led to hypothermia for several swimmers, even those wearing wetsuits (local news article and event homepage linked below).
This was a very well run event, and a true, raw, open ocean swim. Of the dozens of races I have done, this was by far the most challenging and the most fun.
Hopper
www.swimvacation.com
www.fosters.com/.../articlewww.nubblelightchallenge.com/
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Ha, yes. This was the real deal. Very hard to see and cold. I went off course and spent some time re-routing around a buoy.
Thanks for posting those pics!
I rode in the ambulance with my hypothermic friend, whose body temp was 87.
I would do it again, but fun probably was not the word.
Ha, yes. This was the real deal. Very hard to see and cold. I went off course and spent some time re-routing around a buoy.
Thanks for posting those pics!
I rode in the ambulance with my hypothermic friend, whose body temp was 87.
I would do it again, but fun probably was not the word.
