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Comment on Training for Cold Water Swims by sheila

sheila — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 01:30:08 +0000

Sylvia… wouldn’t bodyfat have something to do with it, too? I am very lean. BF about 12-13%. The heater has been broken recently at our pool (fixed now, finally) and I was having a hard time dealing with it. although it was warmer than the ocean waters I swam in this past summer.

Comment on Training for Cold Water Swims by Sylvia

Sylvia — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 01:23:12 +0000

I’ve been swimming in the San Francisco Bay year-round for nearly 8 years and love it. No wetsuit. Just me, a swimsuit, cap, goggles and earplugs.

It’s all about taking it slow. Get in for 5 min, then 10. Slowly build up each day by 2-5 min and see how you do. If you’re feeling quite hardy, start at 10 or 15 and work your way up. Have warm liquids available to drink as soon as you get out.

Ice baths – meh. I can’t say I’d recommend. It’s about MOVING your body in the water and specifically being fully horizontal and not sitting up.

The water in the Bay this morning was 49.3F. We’re spending about an hour in the water these days – sometimes less, sometimes more.

To Sheila – I swam with Rob across the Great Salt Lake this summer. He is fantastic!

Comment on Training for Cold Water Swims by sheila

sheila — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:02:39 +0000

I loved the La Jolla Rough Water Swim. I expect I will do it again next year. It was a little tough swimming in that cold water, but I prepped for it by training without a wetsuit on many of my OWS. Anyhow, next year, maybe I will use some of the tips in this article for part of my preparation. I’ve seen other people mention that they do the ice bath thing. I also follow this young man who lives in Pismo Beach and does open water swimming year round. His blog is here:
http://robaquatics.com/

Comment on Training for Cold Water Swims by sugarmagnolia70

sugarmagnolia70 — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 01:59:25 +0000

I got cold just reading this title! I considered the LJRWS this year…but I am a wimp and need a wetsuit.

Comment on Kicking Drills for Triathlon by sheila

sheila — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 01:49:26 +0000

Here is another triathlon swimming video, that discusses how kicking is important for the swim:
http://www.usatriathlon.org/about-multisport/multisport-zone/multisport-lab/articles/video-swimming-for-triathlon.aspx

Comment on More comments on Vibram Five Fingers by Gilda

Gilda — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 17:28:12 +0000

Interesting comment about your getting calluses, as six weeks into getting mine, I find that my long-time calluses are completely disappearing, even the tenacious horny looking ones on my heels.

I love my VFFs and they are my footwear of choice 99% of the time (that other 1% is when I’m with my mother — you make that woman mad at your peril).

Comment on Swim Stroke Technique by sheila

sheila — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 04:22:54 +0000

My pleasure. I post them here also to remind myself (then when I want to find something I search my blog).

Comment on Swim Stroke Technique by sugarmagnolia70

sugarmagnolia70 — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 04:19:58 +0000

Thanks for the links!s

Comment on Bike GPS logging and tracking web sites by sheila

sheila — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 07:42:05 +0000

OK, I signed up for Strava.com. Am trying it out.
http://app.strava.com/athletes/mathmom

Comment on Bike GPS logging and tracking web sites by sheila

sheila — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 22:50:01 +0000

Cool. Another tool I’ve used on my iPhone is the Cyclemeter app, which supposedly will do the same type of tracking as a Garmin GPS. However, I’ve found it tells me I’m a good 1+ mph faster than my Garmin says, and I’ve found the Garmin to be fairly reliable and accurate. So I don’t like using the Cyclemeter app too much because of that.