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June 27, 2008
Boiled Beth
So tomorrow morning I'm entered in an open water swim race. It's a mile long. And I'm pretty excited! I'm mostly excited to get another opportunity to race and to work on my weaknesses. That being swimming and *especially* open water swimming, of course.
I'm wearing my wetsuit although you aren't allowed. Well you are allowed but you just won't show up in the official results. Some silly open water swimming rule about no wetsuits. But half my problem with open water swimming is that I feel different in my wetsuit. Like kicking for example. I'm much less so now but still a big kicker. Not such a great idea when you are in a wetsuit. So anyway, I'm wearing the wetsuit for more wetsuit practice. Although it just recently occured to me that the water may be very warm and much like in Philly I might start to boil. Boiled Beth. Mmmm doesn't that sound good? (mental note, put sleeveless wetsuit in car also...)
Anyway, after the swim I will do my 3:30 ride/30 min run brick at the race site. Lots of country roads up that way (that I suspect are very hilly) so O, the map maker extraordinaire, has set up a course to ride upon.
O will also be going to the race, mostly because I would be lost at a race without him, but also because he will be doing his OWN triathlon at that same state park in just 3 short weeks. So he'll also be taking his bike and running shoes and jumping in the lake for some open water swim practice (but he's not doing the swim race). It will be a fun morning/afternoon!
Have a great weekend everyone and best of luck to all those racing! Be great!
Posted by beth at June 27, 2008 5:53 PM
Comments
Good luck on your open water race tomorrow. Many in the open water community are trying to modify the existing wetsuit rules that are so reverently upheld by traditionalists.
The recent introduction of the Speedo LZR, TYR Tracer Light, blueseventy, Arena and XTerra swimskins (i.e., wetsuits) to the swimming community will help break down these barriers.
All of the world's top open water swimmers (i.e., pro marathon swimmers, English Channel swimmers under 9 hours and Olympic 10K Marathon Swim qualifiers) are now using these swimskins that aid in buoyancy, water acclimization and muscular compression (i.e., wetsuits), so it will only be a matter of time before the popular acceptance of these swimskins overwhelms the wishes of traditionalists.
Steve from www.10Kswim.com and www.10Kswimmer.com
Posted by: Steven Munatones at June 28, 2008 5:18 PM