At 6:15am on Saturday, April 26, 2008, we did our first “test immersion” into the lake. The water was a crisp 51F, but smooth as glass. The air temperature was hovering at 44F which made things a bit “shivery” upon exit. But we had our hot tea, and we managed to coax the sun into [...]
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In a prior post, I outlined the the “cold shock” response that the human body experiences during a sudden immersion into cold water. To recap, a person who has not properly prepared in advance for a cold water swim will experience a rather “rude awakening” upon entry into the water characterized by rapid, uncontrollable breathing [...]
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There are a number of really cool triathlons that take place in the Great Lakes, but the gold standard in my opinion is the Great Lakes Escape Triathlon. It’s held in early September in Marblehead, Ohio (near Sandusky) and it’s designed to give you an experience similar to the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon. The overwhelmingly [...]
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As I am sure you all know, we have been experiencing unusually cold weather in April. Since the surface temperatures of the water at our beaches have been remaining in the 38F – 43F range, I’ll probably bump our first get together up to the last week of April. Even then, I expect us to [...]
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As part of an effort to keep Chicago’s beaches and swimming areas clean, I will be scheduling intermittent beach visits to conduct tests on the water and to remove trash from one of our coveted “swimming holes,” Ohio Street Beach. Informally known as the “triathlete’s beach,” Ohio Street Beach is a small sliver of sand [...]
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If you really want a “signature event” to cap off your summer, it’s hard to beat the Alcatraz Challenge, which takes place in San Francisco Bay on August 23, 2008. I did the swim/run in 2006, and I can tell you that it is an exceptionally well organized event and a total blast to do. [...]
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Here’s a great photo of Russian free-diver, Julia Petrik, catching a free lift from a Beluga Whale in the -2ºC (28ºF) waters of the White Sea. Share
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