So, this past Saturday I went running with my club. One of the guys I ran with, Sal, is a triathlete. I mentioned I wanted to do a practice open water swim on Sunday (which I’ve never before attempted). He suggested “The Cove” at La Jolla. It seems to be a great place, sheltered, relatively warm water, with life guards and buoys that mark 1/4 mile distance and 1/2 mile distance from the shore, respectively. Apparently a very popular training area for open water swims. If only it weren’t a 2 hour drive from my house. There is also a La Jolla Cove Swim Club, which could be another source of information or support.

Anyhow, things didn’t work out on Sunday, and I wasn’t able to go for an open water training swim. I did some web searching, though, and found that the Orange County Tri Club and also the Inland Infernos club, both do open water swim training at Corona del Mar, which is much closer, so I will consider that as well.

So, I guess we will try to do that again in another couple of weeks. In the meantime, I will go swimming a few times at the 24-hour fitness club, which I have not been doing regularly for quite a while now. Gotta get back into the swim of things. :p