Start tracking the water temperatures here -- www.surf-forecast.com/.../seatemp -- and get excited for America's premier rough water swim, http://www.ljrws.com/. This is an all ages blast of an event.
Who's going?
Who's doing the Gatorman?
Who's doing the Daily Double?
I'll be there and wimping out with the mile only; this will be my 6th year doing the mile. I attempted the daily double in both 2008 and 2010 and will try that again in 2012.
Tips for maximum enjoyment:
Spend $100 to become a century sponsor for the event (supports the kids event) and get front row seats and a super-sweet parking pass.
Arrive on Saturday so you can check in and get a practice swim in.
Hoping for warmer conditions this year than last.
Parents
Former Member
Year 1 (2009): The Year of Huge Surf
Year 2 (2010): The Year of Freezing Water
Year 3 (2011): The Year of Kelp Forest
Maybe the year I finally get to do it will include all three :) Although I would gladly do without the freezing water.
Kelp forests are spooky to swim through. The last time I was in La Jolla there was monster kelp. I hallucinated all kinds of shadowy creatures lurking down below.. and that was during a short 1-mile leisure swim, with wetsuit. All of my non-wetsuit swims in the cove have been fairly kelp-free, so I can only imagine what it would feel like to have to claw your way through without the sensory barrier of a rubber suit.
Year 1 (2009): The Year of Huge Surf
Year 2 (2010): The Year of Freezing Water
Year 3 (2011): The Year of Kelp Forest
Maybe the year I finally get to do it will include all three :) Although I would gladly do without the freezing water.
Kelp forests are spooky to swim through. The last time I was in La Jolla there was monster kelp. I hallucinated all kinds of shadowy creatures lurking down below.. and that was during a short 1-mile leisure swim, with wetsuit. All of my non-wetsuit swims in the cove have been fairly kelp-free, so I can only imagine what it would feel like to have to claw your way through without the sensory barrier of a rubber suit.
