Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 California : Official ThreadDestroyer - 2012-03-15 11:03 AM Are you guys doing anything to prep yourself for the cold water? I haven't checked ocean temps at all this year. I have last year listed as 58° so this year should be similar to that right? Doug, I got in at Bayshore last weekend for a mile. It wasn't as cold as I thought it was going to be. I brought the neoprene squid lid but wore two caps instead and I was fine. Of course, it was sunny out. I'd say temps were mid to hi 50s. I am told, and it seems true, that Oceanside Harbor gets a bit colder than the surrounding ocean since it is fairly deep and there are upwellings For me, it's not so much acclimating to the cold as it is getting used to distance in a wetsuit. Every year I am suprised how much more quickly fatigue sets in. I may try to get down there Friday after work-ish and do another mile since the rain will ruin the water quality over the weekend. ETA - o side offshore buoy about 57 http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=46224 Edited by ChrisM 2012-03-15 1:38 PM
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