Lake 48 degrees. April 3, 2022Today at the lake it was pretty choppy, and it was cold. And drizzly. Lots of kite surfers in the water. I met with six others, soakers. They were dreading getting in; it’s always hard…
Tag: cold-water-swimming
Swimming in Thermal
Lake temp 47 F | April 1 2022Today at the lake it was cold and choppy. I pushed too hard to do my 20 minute swim, and now I’m really exhausted. Still, I’m always glad to get my water time in. I…
Just a Quickie
Feb 28, 2022Today at the lake it was cold and windy. The water was really choppy, and my body felt like lead trying to swim. I meet two new swim pals, K and E. They mostly soaked.…
No Ducks, No Sunbeams Crashing This Party
Feb 19, 2022 | temp 40 F ish | Time in water: 24:40Today at the lake, there were crazy wild white-capped waves. They didn’t look too bad on the shore, but once I was in the water I could see how impressive they were. Wow. https://vimeo.com/679603005 I…
Good Idea to Listen to My Guide
Monday Feb 21 2022 | Sunny but cold!Today at the lake I made so many mistakes. And I was warned! The Gear I drove home from the lake in silence today because there is no song for “I told you so,” and…
Dig If You Will This Lake and Its Magic
Friday Feb 11, 2022 | water temp 40 F Today at the lake, it was sunny, the water was calm, the ducks were paddling about, and there was a huge gathering of black birds just north of the swim area. Mystery birds. What are…
Solstice Swim
Today at the lake…I tried a new beach for a 7pm solstice swim. M took me, and it only took about 25 min to get there, no traffic, so now I know how to get there. We arrived and everyone else was already in their gear and making their way to the beach. I found a place on the beach to get my gear on, but the group left without me.…
Big Waves, Dark Night, Old Swim Buddy
Today at the lake I swam in crazy strong waves, in the dark, while my summer swim buddy spotted me from the beach. To be honest, I quit swimming a week ago, maybe longer, because I was so exhausted with putting so much time into finding swim buddies and almost never finding anyone to swim with. I have…
Same Lake, New Beach
I got up three hours earlier than normal and went to a new beach. I met up with V and her friend J. I almost never get to swim in daylight, so it was a real treat to be out during the day and to be able to make it to a group swim. I didn’t even mind the 35-minute drive. It was cold outside, maybe 45 F, and starting to rain. Neither concerned me because I don’t give two poops about the weather. If I want to go for a walk or a swim, I’m…
NightSwimming
Today at the lake, I finally got to do a real night swim with V, another swimmer I met via online FB groups. I’ve tried to organize a couple of Friday night swims on the FB page I started for women who swim in the lake….and they never get off the ground. But V also likes to swim at night, and tonight things fell into place for both of us. We were both almost 30 min late because of traffic, so by the time we got our gear on and entered the water…it might have been 7:45pm? Lights from homes on the other side of the lake As we were gearing up, we were noticing all the lights. To our right: a huge condo complex. Anyone with a north-facing window has a…