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In just over 3 weeks, we will begin accepting applications for all seven stages... June 25 - July 2.
Check the website for more info, including current predictions and swimmer pace per stage targets.
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Today someone asked me which stage was my favorite. This is a tough question as the river varies quite a lot in that 120 mile span. The adrenaline and excitement at the start of stage one was extreme. When we hit the water, and all the kayakers fell into place next to their swimmers, I felt calm for the first time in weeks. There were long stretches where the water was like glass. This section of the Hudson was familiar to me because we did a test run of this stage only a few weeks prior to the official event.... measuring current speeds across the width of the river and monitoring swimmers progress against the flood tide. The Saugerties Lighthouse juts out at point where the river narrows, and we pass the house mid way between the Rip Van Winkle Bridge and the Kingston- Rhinecliff Bridge where I stood one summer day and dreamed of swimming this length (and later all the way to the Verrazzano).
www.nytimes.com/.../the-revival-of-marathon-swims-comes-to-new-york.html
Thats a pic of the Swimsuit Addict taken during our test swim!
Today someone asked me which stage was my favorite. This is a tough question as the river varies quite a lot in that 120 mile span. The adrenaline and excitement at the start of stage one was extreme. When we hit the water, and all the kayakers fell into place next to their swimmers, I felt calm for the first time in weeks. There were long stretches where the water was like glass. This section of the Hudson was familiar to me because we did a test run of this stage only a few weeks prior to the official event.... measuring current speeds across the width of the river and monitoring swimmers progress against the flood tide. The Saugerties Lighthouse juts out at point where the river narrows, and we pass the house mid way between the Rip Van Winkle Bridge and the Kingston- Rhinecliff Bridge where I stood one summer day and dreamed of swimming this length (and later all the way to the Verrazzano).
www.nytimes.com/.../the-revival-of-marathon-swims-comes-to-new-york.html
Thats a pic of the Swimsuit Addict taken during our test swim!
