Sassamat

Are you just doing this until Alcatraz (June 3)? What time do you start?

I bought a wetsuit from Speed Theory yesterday when I was returning my rental from the Cultus Tri.  They gave me the rental for free since I bought one that day.   Are you doing Sassamat this coming Monday at 6pm?  (its the long weekend).

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I just got my new wetsuit!!  Very excited.

Anyone going swimming tonight?! 

I'm going around 6 or 6:30. 

Me:
- Black and red nineteen wetsuit
- Blue cap
- Blue tinted goggles
- Shaved head

I'm going to head up there for 6:30, I think.  Give it a go.  I've eaten more than enough sugar today to get me through a swim, I hope.

This thing better be buoyant!

Me:

- Black (with a bit of red) Xterra Vector Pro2 wetsuit

-  tinted swim goggles

- light blue cap unless I can find my good white silicon one

- mostly shaved head 

Thanks to ultramike for putting up with my slowness, whininess, and general lameness. 

Sasamat's relatively cool, right now, I'd say.  It felt warm getting out of the water, but getting in was another story.  Also, I would consider earplugs next time I go because I found the cold water in my ears to be painful (never dealt with that before, was a bit unexpected).   Sun was shining and even though I swam poorly (basically my first REAL ows), it was pretty good out there.  Good times, good times.

I was going to concede that to you privately to save face for those that didn't know that I shot my mouth off about it.  But yes, now that you've brought it out for everyone...I yammered about how warm Sasamat is (it IS in August!) and I will now eat my words.  Earplugs will be on the agenda next time.  I'll put some in my bag right now, actually.  There, they're in the bag.  The water's cold in June after a bunch of rainstorms and chilly weather.  I admit it.  I was wrong.

(better frame those last three words...it so rarely happens...not the admission, but the fact that I'm wrong ) 

Hey no worries.  I've been doing my Ironman training solo (17-20 hours a week).  Its nice to have some company for a change.