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
Author: Steve
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
There are a number of really cool triathlons that take place in the Great Lakes, but the gold standard in my opinion is the GreatRead More
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 theRead More
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 FranciscoRead More
In order to swim comfortably in the bracing waters of Lake Michigan, I gear up in layers. 1) Tyr jammer swimsuit 2) ONeill 13 OunceRead More