Comments on: Bike/Run Report – Escape From the Rock Triathlon – August 24, 2008 http://openwaterchicago.com/2008/08/31/bikerun-report-escape-from-the-rock-triathlon-august-24-2008/ Adventures in Fitness Sat, 28 Apr 2012 21:10:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: srhernan http://openwaterchicago.com/2008/08/31/bikerun-report-escape-from-the-rock-triathlon-august-24-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-253 srhernan Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:38:45 +0000 http://openwaterchicago.wordpress.com/?p=615#comment-253 Hi Joe. Thanks for the comments! I thought the swim was fairly straightforward. I did the same route two years earlier, and the currents seemed much stronger then. Overall, though, I love doing Bay swims. As far as wetsuits, I wore one during this event, but if you are comfortable without one, you would definitely have a much easier (and faster) transition. Perhaps one day I'll brave a Bay swim without one... Hi Joe. Thanks for the comments!

I thought the swim was fairly straightforward. I did the same route two years earlier, and the currents seemed much stronger then. Overall, though, I love doing Bay swims.

As far as wetsuits, I wore one during this event, but if you are comfortable without one, you would definitely have a much easier (and faster) transition. Perhaps one day I’ll brave a Bay swim without one…

]]> By: Joe http://openwaterchicago.com/2008/08/31/bikerun-report-escape-from-the-rock-triathlon-august-24-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-252 Joe Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:40:30 +0000 http://openwaterchicago.wordpress.com/?p=615#comment-252 Hey, I was there too - for the swim only. I'm from the Chicago area, but have lived here in Bay area since 1990. What did you think of the swim? If you didn't wear a wetsuit (I didn't), I'm wondering what the transition to the run/bike/run was like without a a wetsuit. Depending on your answer, I'm considering doing the tri next year without a wetsuit. Another great swim out here (as well as the Bay and Aquatic Park) is at Pope Beach at South Lake Tahoe. P.S. - Great site! Hey, I was there too – for the swim only. I’m from the Chicago area, but have lived here in Bay area since 1990. What did you think of the swim? If you didn’t wear a wetsuit (I didn’t), I’m wondering what the transition to the run/bike/run was like without a a wetsuit. Depending on your answer, I’m considering doing the tri next year without a wetsuit.

Another great swim out here (as well as the Bay and Aquatic Park) is at Pope Beach at South Lake Tahoe.

P.S. – Great site!

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