Catch a wave...Or the swimming thread

[alpinerabbit]

That sea monster is loverly.....

I swam another 2k group swim in the lake today, felt better and stronger than my first 3 wks ago - I think I went to the pool... 3 times since and 2k each time. Actually I did swim alone in the end but the others were "somewhere" which makes you feel safe. There were no boats except the big passenger one. The swim is scheduled so we don't meet it closely.

The lake is about 19-20°C right now (was warmer last week but they must have poured a bucket of ice cubes into it). Unless the weather is really bad these next 2 days I'll ditch the wetsuit for my sprint - will shave 20-30sec off my transition.

oh did I mention I did a reverse triathlon for this. It starts at 18:15 sharp and they don't wait.

17:15 - I'm in my office and notice I forgot my contacts at home. Run out (loads of cursing) to the bus stop. Bus comes at 17:20. 17:31, catch the train. 17:39, train enters station. Full run in slipper sandals to my house (it IS only about 300 meters) 17:42, I'm at my house, run inside, stuff lenses in my pocket, down to basement, get my bike, out by 17:45. Dodged every red light I could for the, say, 3K in traffic, 18:00 come to a screeching halt in front of the place, insert lenses, don bathing suit and wetsuit - pant....


EGADS: update as of this morning the local newspaper posts they are pulling more and more catfish out of the upper lake (that's where I swim) - giant, humongous catfish, up to 80 kilos.
they do usually keep to the bottom, but you never know. In lake constance, they caught one that actually bit dogs and swimmers.
they wrote they will eat ducklings....