SWBKRUN fast, furious, and closed (Page 118)

Just ordered a new Road Id... Feel free to use this coupon....

Coupon Number: ThanksSteve7257527

It's saves a $1.00 off every order... Not a lot but every bit counts.

Love my Road ID.  Great product.

Does that mean you're going to start riding and running regularly? or are you just planning to wear it around the house?

awesome job man!

neither.  its for when he gets his a$$ kicked monday night by a bunch of 14 year olds. 

Congrats!!! You guys have been married almost as long as I have been alive!!

When did he start racing with Tony?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Good one, Matt!!!

Grapejuice, how's that foot of yours???

Trying to post a link here from Linsey Corbin's blog.  I loved it, what a cool philosophy on so many levels. 

Keep on fishin' folks. 

eta: spelling poorly or typing poorly, i'll blame it on brain freeze from last nite's ows. 

i love you, matt! 

Saw this article on tips for ows in cold water http://triathlon.competitor.com/2011/06/swim/five-tips-for-swimming-in-cold-water_31818

Folks are in town for CDA -- yeah!! Took Dad to the lake this morning to be my guardian while I swam, then sent him home in the car while I worked my way home a different route via bike. Dad thought he'd sit and listen to his audiobook and zone out while I swam, but he found himself being fascinated by my swim... He said I make a wake just like a boat!! Ha! I'll take it! He took a pic of me swimming (hopefully first one here) -- I'm on the left, wake to the right. And then he took another of me when I was done (before I took off my wetsuit to sit in the lake... before I dropped my goggles that this morning I decided I'd race in [no, I didn't find them, darnit!!]). 

Kyla--what a beautiful place to swim!!! are you all alone???  I know you are a good swimmer, but still.

Linda--HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!  What a great life you two lead.  Awesome carbon/leather exchange to boot!

Dan--thanks for pulling a George....tell us why you think you got that terrific 9 minute PR!

Had the massage of all massages today--2 hours!  Haven't seen my awesome therapist in 6 weeks and I was long overdue. Quads still sore, but better.  And the foot is holding its own.  Walked on it for the first time uncovered today.  WOO-HOO!

not just at you suz but....  i hear people say it all the time.  i don't get it.  the only thing swimming with someone else may be good for is telling rescue personnel were to start looking for a body. 

even if you glance around for someone every ten strokes or so there's still a very good chance you won't see them go down.  but what if you do see them get into trouble... are most people qualified to handle an open water rescue that minimizes the danger to THEMSELVES.

from life guard training when i was younger i recall the instructors telling us to use a plole or float or something if you think the person in trouble might be panicking.  because if they are and they get a hold of you, YOU could be in big trouble.

if the person has a heart attack or something that knocks them out are you going to see it and get to them in time? 

i don't know,  i just never got this.   help me out here...

now swimming with a a vessel such as a kayak, canoe, motor boat, etc... i totally get that but don't really think this is always an option.

Ah this is something that i was thinking about last nite, this very thing! 

So do you think if i am not the panicky type and the current is not too strong out at Aquatic Park where I posted photo last nite, I could swim the buoy line even if there is no lifeguard?  i have always wanted to but always worry about the "swimming by yourself" thing that peeps talk about.  There are usually at least 10-15 other swimmers down there going back and forth.  Sometimes seals, but not lately.  Never sharks, Mr. Fin Seeker.

i absolutely would, kim.  and apparently 10-15 other folks do as well.  to me, its no different then my swimming the entire 1/2 course at rev the day before the all the other mg crazies raced.  there was nobody around me, athlete or boat, for a few hundred yards at least.    

you bring up a great point... YOU (not speaking at you but all reading this) are responsible for knowing your capabilities, the current water and weather and near future water and weather conditions, alone or with a group. 

wait... sometimes seals, but NOT lately...   i wonder why???????   ;-)

edit... i have nothing to back this up but in some way i think swimming alone has made me a more confident swimmer in the open water which in turn leads to better swims come race day... again, nothing to back this up...

What's the buoy line?

I swim alone in Minocqua, but I can stand up at any point or touch a dock in less than 1 minutes if I run into a cramp or feel an aura coming on.   When I swam the IM course or another venue, I always had a partner and we literally were side by side or in sight of one another.  We had set stop points to check on each other.  My personal opinon is swimming alone in a body of water like the Bay is crazy unless you can literally stand up or grab something if you run into issues.  I really hate the phrase "the current is not too strong".  I didn't think it was too strong in Hawaii in thigh deep water either, but I was caught up in a riptide and nearly died. Not drama, the truth.

you didn't address my original post.  so i'll ask it this way... if something goes wrong during your IM swims are you qualified to attempt a rescue without putting yourself in danger?  or if your partner doesn't show up at the stop point then what, ie whats the point of the stop point?

i also disagree with you proposition that swimming in water shallow enough to stand in is a safe alternative.    its not and this has been proven, unfortunately, over and over and over again.

i totally agree with the current is not too strong BS as well. 

or...    http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/

edit.  not advocating swimming alone or in a group.  just advocating swimming with local knowledge of the tides and currents.  you'll just be that much more well armed.  

now figure out which tide sharks feed on!

edit II  lol, water temps in the bay are colder than those that aero boobs is b+tching about!!!!

I agree with John on this one, not sure what someone unless they are a trained lifeguard maybe could do other than identify the spot they saw you go under.  I think if you are nervous about swimming solo you should get someone that has a kyak to go with you so you could hang on if needed.

Weren't you the one Suzy that had someone try to grab you because they were panicking?

I do agree though it "feels" safer to swim with someone but not sure what good they will do if something happens.

Yep, that was me. 

Let's just agree to disagree on this one.