Just a reminder, this Saturday the city of Lake in the Hills is hosting its annual Splish, Splash, 5K Dash event. The swim takes placeRead More
Author: Steve
Men have a higher fatality rate than women for every one of the top 10 leading causes of death: 1. Heart disease (78% higher) 2.Read More
Date: Sunday, June 15, 2008 Time: 6:30AM (swim), 7:30AM (beach cleanup) Location: Ohio Street Beach Swim plan: 20-30 minutes of low exertion swimming Notes: OhioRead More
Summer has arrived early, and Ohio Street Beach was the place to be this morning. The beach is quite serene and sparsely populated at 6:30am.Read More
The water was a tepid 56F on Sunday morning and very calm. The only difficulty I had was with my left goggle lens. The petroleumRead More
Another great swim… Sometime around mid to late September you wake up in the morning and you notice a chill in the air that wasn’tRead More
Check out the recent episode of Outside the Loop RADIO that aired on Friday. I had a great chat with Mike and Andy, and thisRead More
By now you should have a much better idea on how to effectively manage the “front end” of your swim (cold water “priming”, mammalian divingRead More
When the alarm clock chimed at 4:30am this morning, I didn’t leap enthusiastically out of bed. I hit the snooze button 3 times and reallyRead More
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,Read More