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 2009-07-02 1:39 PM in reply to: #2258681 |
Champion  34263     Chicago |  Subject: RE: Lake Michigan Swim Trainingcrowny2 - 2009-07-02 12:51 PM mr2tony - 2009-07-02 10:36 AM I'm going tonight (Thursday, July 2) at about 530 if anybody wants to join me. Plan calls for a 45 minute swim but I'm just going to go a mile, so prolly closer to 30 minutes. OK 35. Blue bike, blue helmet, sleeveless wetsuit. Just don't drown. Mmmmkay? GFY. |
| 2009-07-04 4:06 PM in reply to: #2208081 |
| Veteran 230 Chicago, IL | Subject: RE: Lake Michigan Swim Training I just noticed the swim report says swimming is allowed from 11am to 7pm http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/swim_report... I have not been in the lake yet this year but plan on starting next week and I do it in the morning(before 11). Does anyone know if this is a law in which I can get a fine or just a suggestion? Thanks Dave |
| 2009-07-05 9:03 PM in reply to: #2208081 |
Veteran 292 Chicago, IL | Subject: RE: Lake Michigan Swim Training The hours are when life guards are posted. Technically, yes, it is a law so you could get fined. But I have never heard of anyone getting fined. But if you like the idea of life guards watching you for safety, better swim from 11-7
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| 2009-07-06 4:57 PM in reply to: #2258835 |
Champion 15211 Southern Chicago Suburbs, IL | Subject: RE: Lake Michigan Swim Training mr2tony - 2009-07-02 1:39 PM crowny2 - 2009-07-02 12:51 PM GFY. mr2tony - 2009-07-02 10:36 AM I'm going tonight (Thursday, July 2) at about 530 if anybody wants to join me. Plan calls for a 45 minute swim but I'm just going to go a mile, so prolly closer to 30 minutes. OK 35. Blue bike, blue helmet, sleeveless wetsuit. Just don't drown. Mmmmkay?
I might be out there this Thursday night with the wife. Should she get her rental wetsuit in time. Which I hope she does. Going to sign up for the Crystal Lake OWS tonight for her and I. Really just a training race for both of us. More for her though as she is the opening leg of the Chicago Oly Relay for 2goggs and I. Anyone else thinking of going out? |
| 2009-07-07 10:34 AM in reply to: #2208081 |
Veteran 291 Chicago | Subject: RE: Lake Michigan Swim Training Fleet Feet is doing a 5:30 pm swim clinic tonight at Ohio Street Beach that I'm planning to attend. |
| 2009-07-07 12:02 PM in reply to: #2265686 |
Master 1563  Chicago | Subject: RE: Lake Michigan Swim Training crowny2 - 2009-07-06 4:57 PM mr2tony - 2009-07-02 1:39 PM crowny2 - 2009-07-02 12:51 PM GFY. mr2tony - 2009-07-02 10:36 AM I'm going tonight (Thursday, July 2) at about 530 if anybody wants to join me. Plan calls for a 45 minute swim but I'm just going to go a mile, so prolly closer to 30 minutes. OK 35. Blue bike, blue helmet, sleeveless wetsuit. Just don't drown. Mmmmkay?
I might be out there this Thursday night with the wife. Should she get her rental wetsuit in time. Which I hope she does. Going to sign up for the Crystal Lake OWS tonight for her and I. Really just a training race for both of us. More for her though as she is the opening leg of the Chicago Oly Relay for 2goggs and I. Anyone else thinking of going out? It's on my to do list sucka!! |
| 2009-07-07 12:03 PM in reply to: #2258835 |
Master 1563 Chicago | Subject: RE: Lake Michigan Swim Training mr2tony - 2009-07-02 1:39 PM crowny2 - 2009-07-02 12:51 PM GFY. mr2tony - 2009-07-02 10:36 AM I'm going tonight (Thursday, July 2) at about 530 if anybody wants to join me. Plan calls for a 45 minute swim but I'm just going to go a mile, so prolly closer to 30 minutes. OK 35. Blue bike, blue helmet, sleeveless wetsuit. Just don't drown. Mmmmkay? Awww, it's ok 2Goggs...the sea was angry that day my friend! HA! |
| 2009-07-07 12:29 PM in reply to: #2208081 |
| New user 41 | Subject: RE: Lake Michigan Swim Training Hello Fellow Illinoins- I've been folloing this thread cause I need to get in the open water soon. I'm training for Harbor Lights. Anyway, me and a friend will be at Ohio St. beach this Sunday at 10am if anyone wants to join our group. We plan to meet by the bike rakes. Joe |
| 2009-07-08 11:19 AM in reply to: #2208081 |
Champion 34263 Chicago | Subject: RE: Lake Michigan Swim Training I went last night again and it was especially mucky. I was pulling all sorts of foliage off on the way back. I swam pretty far out on the way north to avoid the mobs of people that were there. I got out to the buoy and was getting tossed around pretty good. Oh and I swam through a bag. Not just a Dominick's bag either, a full-on burlap sack. It actually got wrapped around my arm for a minute. That sucked. |
| 2009-07-08 6:16 PM in reply to: #2208081 |
Master 1322 Chicago | Subject: RE: Lake Michigan Swim Training I was there too... One of those masses of people last night. (My Tri group was training) Not the nicest swim ever. Roughish water and like Mr2T I kept getting wrapped in lake weeds. Was supposed to go again today, but decided to go with a pool swim instead of dealing with it again today. Edited by IdealMuse 2009-07-08 6:17 PM |
| 2009-07-09 6:44 AM in reply to: #2270216 |
Veteran 427 | Subject: RE: Lake Michigan Swim Training mr2tony - 2009-07-08 11:19 AM I went last night again and it was especially mucky. I was pulling all sorts of foliage off on the way back. I swam pretty far out on the way north to avoid the mobs of people that were there. I got out to the buoy and was getting tossed around pretty good. Oh and I swam through a bag. Not just a Dominick's bag either, a full-on burlap sack. It actually got wrapped around my arm for a minute. That sucked. Yikes....man, that stinks dude. Your experience here is probably what turns off a lot of people doing OWS or tris in general. First thing someone asks when I tell them I'm doing Chicago is "You're REALLY swimming in Lake Michigan?!". Yup......I guess I'm hardened for ecoli.  |
| 2009-07-09 9:15 AM in reply to: #2208081 |
Master 1376 Chicago | Subject: RE: Lake Michigan Swim Training Let me know if anybody is swimming next week. I can go before or after work. I'd like to get one open water swim in prior to Harbor Lights. I need to make sure my wetsuit survived my previous race intact. |
| 2009-07-09 9:51 AM in reply to: #2272164 |
Champion 34263 Chicago | Subject: RE: Lake Michigan Swim Training FurnaceM3 - 2009-07-09 6:44 AM mr2tony - 2009-07-08 11:19 AM I went last night again and it was especially mucky. I was pulling all sorts of foliage off on the way back. I swam pretty far out on the way north to avoid the mobs of people that were there. I got out to the buoy and was getting tossed around pretty good. Oh and I swam through a bag. Not just a Dominick's bag either, a full-on burlap sack. It actually got wrapped around my arm for a minute. That sucked. Yikes....man, that stinks dude. Your experience here is probably what turns off a lot of people doing OWS or tris in general. First thing someone asks when I tell them I'm doing Chicago is "You're REALLY swimming in Lake Michigan?!". Yup......I guess I'm hardened for ecoli. I see swimming through that sheeyot like running in the rain or biking over hills -- makes you tougher and you can brag to your friends who swim in pristine, clean, flat bodies of water that you braved Lake Michigan. I did Ironman New Orleans 70.3 in Lake Ponchartrain, right after seeing a couple river rats swim through. I honestly thought it was a gator after the local started effing with me. Now I say `I MAY have swam with the gators in New Orleans, I can't be sure.'  |
| 2009-07-09 2:13 PM in reply to: #2208081 |
Member 8 Denver | Subject: RE: Lake Michigan Swim Training Swim ban on Ohio St. beach today? |
| 2009-07-13 11:50 PM in reply to: #2208081 |
Veteran 111 Chicago | Subject: RE: Lake Michigan Swim Training I swam at the lake today and that water is nasty indeed! It was just fine when I was there a week ago, but between the lake grass, plastic bags (thankfully no burlap for me!) hair nets, and beer bottles today was quite a mess. Oh yeah, that reminds me, I should really go take a shower. |
| 2009-07-16 10:37 AM in reply to: #2208081 |
Expert 961 Illinois _ Chicago area | Subject: RE: Lake Michigan Swim Training Yesterday, since Ohio was closed I swam at Oak Street. Actually liked it there alot. There were quite a few other people in wetsuits there as well, so I guess it's a good default place to swim. |
| 2009-07-16 2:02 PM in reply to: #2208081 |
Master 1563 Chicago | Subject: RE: Lake Michigan Swim Training Where at Oak Street do you swim??? |
| 2009-07-16 2:53 PM in reply to: #2208081 |
Master 1376 Chicago | Subject: RE: Lake Michigan Swim Training I think they swim from Oak Street north along the wall towards North Ave Beach. I've seen some people in wetsuits when I was running along there. |
| 2009-07-16 3:15 PM in reply to: #2208081 |
Veteran 201 Winter Park, Florida | Subject: RE: Lake Michigan Swim Training I got to the Ohio Street Beach bike racks around 1pm and there wasn't a soul there....I didn't think much about that since it was a workday. Just as I got my backpack off, a guy stopped on his bike heading North on the trail and let me know the beach was closed for swimming (thanks for the heads up). He suggested that I head to Oak Street Beach. Lifeguard told me that the beach start to the last orange ladder was 800 meters/.5 miles. (Untitled.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Untitled.jpg (84KB - 19 downloads) |
| 2009-07-16 8:11 PM in reply to: #2290048 |
Expert 961 Illinois _ Chicago area | Subject: RE: Lake Michigan Swim Training eddievolly - 2009-07-16 3:15 PM I got to the Ohio Street Beach bike racks around 1pm and there wasn't a soul there....I didn't think much about that since it was a workday. Just as I got my backpack off, a guy stopped on his bike heading North on the trail and let me know the beach was closed for swimming (thanks for the heads up). He suggested that I head to Oak Street Beach. Lifeguard told me that the beach start to the last orange ladder was 800 meters/.5 miles.
That's what I did. My sister was with me and we locked the bikes and helmets to a tree and brought the backpacks down to the beach. |
| 2009-08-06 8:15 AM in reply to: #2208081 |
Master 1376 Chicago | Subject: RE: Lake Michigan Swim Training Anybody been in the lake the last few days. I heard the water flipped at the temps are in the upper 50's now. I'm supposed to meet some friends today to swim, but don't know if I want to freeze. |
| 2009-08-06 9:40 AM in reply to: #2331235 |
Veteran 201 Winter Park, Florida | Subject: RE: Lake Michigan Swim Training Matt, One resource you can use is the Chicago Park District daily posting: http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/swim_report.home.cfm |
| 2009-08-06 10:30 AM in reply to: #2331235 |
| Chicago | Subject: RE: Lake Michigan Swim Training mattb1 - 2009-08-06 8:15 AM Anybody been in the lake the last few days. I heard the water flipped at the temps are in the upper 50's now. I'm supposed to meet some friends today to swim, but don't know if I want to freeze. Monday, the water was much colder than it was last week and Tuesday it was just a bit warmer. On both of those days, the Park District website was listing the water in the upper 60's (67-68F, I think), but at OSB, I'd wager the temp was in the low's 60's, tops. I'm off to OSB in a little bit. Park District says the temp at North Ave is 68F and the NOAA is saying the Chicago shore temp is 70F. I'll be happy with either! |
| 2009-08-06 11:07 AM in reply to: #2331635 |
Master 1563 Chicago | Subject: RE: Lake Michigan Swim Training jober - 2009-08-06 10:30 AM mattb1 - 2009-08-06 8:15 AM Anybody been in the lake the last few days. I heard the water flipped at the temps are in the upper 50's now. I'm supposed to meet some friends today to swim, but don't know if I want to freeze. Monday, the water was much colder than it was last week and Tuesday it was just a bit warmer. On both of those days, the Park District website was listing the water in the upper 60's (67-68F, I think), but at OSB, I'd wager the temp was in the low's 60's, tops. I'm off to OSB in a little bit. Park District says the temp at North Ave is 68F and the NOAA is saying the Chicago shore temp is 70F. I'll be happy with either!WOuld you mind giving us an update when you're done? I am supposed to swim tomorrow morning and I HATE HATE HATE the cold water!! THANKS!!
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| 2009-08-06 1:57 PM in reply to: #2331771 |
Extreme Veteran 1074 | Subject: RE: Lake Michigan Swim Training I may swim there after work tonite, dunno. You can also try to check this site. http://www.coastwatch.msu.edu/michigan/m54.html The temps are guesses by satellite reading. Cloud and haze cover can really skew the data. |
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