I got this message from Dave yesterday, and we spoke about it again this morning. PLEASE read this and spread the word about the needRead More
Author: srhernan
Amanda, Carol, and I showed up at L1 around 6:15am. I took the lake temperature with a brand new thermometer and was a bit takenRead More
“Oak Street Beach” by Mark McMahon
There’s a great piece in today’s Wall Street Journal that references the Chicago Triathlon. It highlights an all-too-common phenomenon that, in my opinion, is oneRead More
Sunrise arrived at Ladder #1 at 6:12am, but it only stuck around for about five minutes before disappearing into the overcast skies. This gave usRead More
Dave called me just after noon yesterday and notified me that the water temperature had risen to 61F. The swim site had chops of upRead More
Dave and I had spoke earlier in the day, and he reported lake temperatures of 68F (69F at Ohio Street Beach). Shortly after that, someRead More
Here’s Dave’s niece celebrating a major swimming milestone at “the pool”:
I caught the sunrise at 5:57am and started my swim shortly thereafter. The water temperature came in at 68F for the first meter of depth.Read More
Yesterday, a 43-year-old woman died during the swim portion of a triathlon up in Wisconsin. While the incident is still under investigation, there’s a lotRead More