Big Shoulders - Chicago sept 10th

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orca1946 — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 11:07:11 GMT

And ,Kirk, I still don't have my Nikon back from the really poor service dept. 6 weeks without my cool pix P500 in for repairs after 4 months of ownership & still they are waiting for parts?? Yeah !! right ???:censor::censor:

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knelson — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 11:07:01 GMT

Minutes faster.

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orca1946 — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 11:04:23 GMT

How much faster,do all of think, a wet suit makes you??

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knelson — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:52:29 GMT

Fun race, as usual. The water temp didn't seem that bad for whatever reason. I had a good swim, too. Ended up 7th overall for the 5K (no wetsuit). Several of my former college teammates also swam this year so it was fun to catch up with all of them. I also introduced myself to Oz at the results table. Nice to meet you, Oz!

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Atlantic — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 06:29:31 GMT

Well, it did not warm up on race day. At the start it was 64 in the water. I adjusted ok with in the first 500 yds. & did ok for the rest of the swim. Oh yeah, I won my no wetsuit age group division of 65+:applaud::banana: WOW CONGRATULATIONS! I bet you'll be going back next year! :D The water was chilly but GORGEOUS! After the turn at the first buoy, the lake/skyscraper view was spectacular! Can't wait for next year! Congrats to everyone who swam - that's one heck of a race.

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orca1946 — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 12:47:11 GMT

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Bobinator — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 01:06:50 GMT

Great job Orca!! Congratulations!

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Atlantic — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:36:21 GMT

I am concerned about the water temp on sat!! I am in the no wetsuit race & am wondering if this was a wise choice? I swam last year without a wetsuit and it was 63 (it was my first cold water race). That was unbelievably chilly, but after 5 minutes I felt a lot better. Many of my friends swam without a wetsuit as well.... and we're back for more this year. One friend of mine is very lean and gets cold quickly, he will be swimming the 5K with a wetsuit. However, if the temp holds at 70, it's going to be a nice swim for everyone.

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orca1946 — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:25:07 GMT

I am concerned about the water temp on sat!! I am in the no wetsuit race & am wondering if this was a wise choice?

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Atlantic — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 09:11:04 GMT

Thanx Frank. It sounds as if we need to bring a duffle bag of stuff with us. Is there place to store our bags when we are swimming? They are going to have some type of gear check. Can't wait for the swim! :bliss:

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orca1946 — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 07:58:06 GMT

Thanx for the pump up comments! I'm not as young as I once was as a kid running into the water :chillpill:off the sand dunes of Michigan city ind.

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Atlantic — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 05:52:06 GMT

OH!!! I just looked a t the water temp. again - it's down to 68 :badday: It's gonna be ok! It's such a fun race and the huge crowd of 1000 swimmers will get you pumped up! Just get yourself mentally prepared for cold water. That way, if it warms up on race day you can:banana:!

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orca1946 — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 05:04:53 GMT

OH!!! I just looked a t the water temp. again - it's down to 68 :badday:

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knelson — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 01:02:09 GMT

They are going to have some type of gear check. Most people tend to just leave their bags or backpacks sitting on the concrete steps/bleachers behind the beach, though. There are always plenty of people around even when the swimmers are in the water and I've never heard of anyone getting ripped off. That said, it's probably best to leave your Rolex at home! With 1,000 swimmers this year things are going to be a little crowded before the race starts. Make sure to get to the beach early. The check in lines will be long. This will be my seventh time swimming Big Shoulders. Hopefully it's lucky seven!

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orca1946 — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:40:00 GMT

Thanx Frank. It sounds as if we need to bring a duffle bag of stuff with us. Is there place to store our bags when we are swimming?

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fatboy — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 01:05:28 GMT

Here's a link to the map on the Big Shoulers site. www.bigshoulders.org/.../index.htm

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orca1946 — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 12:47:50 GMT

Is there a map or description of the swim route we do next Sun?

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Bobinator — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 03:37:21 GMT

There's usually a map on their website Orca. The course is a big triangle, you do it twice for the 5K. To site the finish just look for the cool hi-rise condo building which is behind the finish. It's a very easy course to navigate. There's plenty of people. I usually lift my head minimally and sight off the splashes in front of me.

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orca1946 — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 03:14:19 GMT

I am doing good , I guess, getting ready for the swim. @ more weeks on crutches & 1 5/8 weeks to the swim date .

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orca1946 — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:25:42 GMT

As long as the weather stays nice , we should have a great race that day.

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Former Member — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:16:51 GMT

It's only about 25 yards, but it might be hard to manage because it's up the sandy beach. It's not clear that a cane will help at all on soft dry sand. I would send an email to the organizers.

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knelson — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:20:04 GMT

That's close to being too warm. I hope it goes down a little before the race.

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Atlantic — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:14:23 GMT

How's the water temp been in Lake Michigan this summer so far? They just posted (on Facebook) that it's 78.

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knelson — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:19:56 GMT

How's the water temp been in Lake Michigan this summer so far?

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Former Member — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:01:18 GMT

How's the water temp been in Lake Michigan this summer so far? Pool temperature for at least a few weeks now. Yuk. I think we've got a couple of days of SW winds coming up, though, that'll hopefully turn it over