We recently were informed Big Shoulder's 5K OW is likely to be cold this year. (60-63)
Due to a very warm summer in central Indiana most of my training was done in water 85-88 degrees warm. This week-end we got a break and out water has been 72 in the pool. (It feels so good!)
My question is how much lower to what I'm used to can I go and be safe?
I am 5'5" and weigh 117. I have done BS 5K in water as cold as 68 with no problem but I'm just not sure where to draw the line and bail into a wetsuit. I do not want to get hypothermia. I'm planning to be in the water somewhere between 1:20-1:30. :coffee:
been swimming in the hudson (between beacon and new hamburg) for 3 weeks. send me an e-mail. perhaps we can combine groups!
Thanks for the invite! I'd love to tag along sometime this spring.
I'd like to share some offline advice from Swimsuit Addict, who told me that the hot feeling is OK, it usually passes as you acclimate in the first few minutes of cold water. What one should test for is being able to touch your thumb to your little finger, because hand rigidity is a sign of the start of trouble. Shivering, slurred speech, and not being able to feel your feet while swimming are also signs of trouble. Next time, I'm going to try swimming for a slightly longer period of time to test this out.
Shrinkage, not so much an issue for us ladies... Unless you're telling tales of people who worked out so hard that they lost that natural layer of fat insulation and became skinny little triathletes with high stroke counts.
been swimming in the hudson (between beacon and new hamburg) for 3 weeks. send me an e-mail. perhaps we can combine groups!
Thanks for the invite! I'd love to tag along sometime this spring.
I'd like to share some offline advice from Swimsuit Addict, who told me that the hot feeling is OK, it usually passes as you acclimate in the first few minutes of cold water. What one should test for is being able to touch your thumb to your little finger, because hand rigidity is a sign of the start of trouble. Shivering, slurred speech, and not being able to feel your feet while swimming are also signs of trouble. Next time, I'm going to try swimming for a slightly longer period of time to test this out.
Shrinkage, not so much an issue for us ladies... Unless you're telling tales of people who worked out so hard that they lost that natural layer of fat insulation and became skinny little triathletes with high stroke counts.
