Due to holiday weekend laziness, I am only just posting this today (Labor Day). I’m going to keep this brief since I’m heading back toRead More
It’s been a while since we had this much fog at a meetup (June 22 to be specific). But even without the sunshine, the lakeRead More
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
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
