Great great great event! Flying cross country to play in cold water with the crew from CIBBOWS was totally worth it :D
I've got some pictures from the event over here robaquatics.com/.../2010-cibbows-veterans-day-5k-wrap-up.html and here www.facebook.com/album.php if anybody wants to check out the frosty goodness... or at least Dave in a zebra striped speedo
Great blog entry. Sounds like fun, but a red eye flight the night before? Yikes. I need to make sure I get a lot of sleep before a cold swim. I don't know how you did it.
That looks like so much fun! I think CIBBOWS needs a "Chicago House" annex.
:)
Water temp here is definitely below 55. This is probably the wrap-up week for Lake Michigan swims - until January 1!
A lovely writeup from Rob! Thanks!
As a self appointed remote CIBBOW, I jumped in the lake on the northside on Sunday. 43 degrees. Short swim. hehehe
Great blog entry. Sounds like fun, but a red eye flight the night before? Yikes. I need to make sure I get a lot of sleep before a cold swim. I don't know how you did it.
I was worried about that too. I did ok on Saturday, but I acclimated way faster when I swam on Sunday after a good night's sleep with a bonus daylight savings hour thrown in for good measure.
As a self appointed remote CIBBOW, I jumped in the lake on the northside on Sunday. 43 degrees. Short swim. hehehe
If you are thinking about swimming Tampa Bay, you had better start acclimatizing by swimming in warmer water.
