Even though sunrise is closer to 6:00am these days, I kept the meetup time at 5:45am so we could avoid the Air Show crowds andRead More
Author: Steve
My first official swim back at L1 was a real slap in the face – quite literally at times! With sunrise coming at closer toRead More
Happy August! As promised, below are some of your swim reports and war stories from the last couple of weeks. See you soon! Steve —Read More
The forecast was sketchy for Sunday morning given the intermittent thunderstorms. But they had all but passed come 5:30am. Nevertheless, Lake Michigan had a BIGRead More
There’s a lot more to sighting than just picking a target and looking for it during the swim. But unfortunately, that’s usually all the advice you’llRead More
If you missed out on any of Friday night’s fireworks shows, you had a chance to catch nature’s version early Saturday morning. And it wasRead More
The days are starting to get shorter, so I bumped up our swim start time to 5:30am. We had a great turnout at such anRead More
It’s normal to be anxious before and during an open water swim. But if this isn’t managed effectively, it could lead to panic, exhaustion, paralysis,Read More
About 15 swimmers showed up for our last swim of Spring and first swim of Summer. And with the official solstice taking place at 5:51am,Read More
Training in an indoor pool may help you with techniques and endurance, but all bets are off when it comes to managing colder water temperaturesRead More