Signed up for my first 4K swim (that wasn't in an iron-distance event)

[Tri Girl]

So this isn't really a triathlon related post (well, it kind of is), but I'm very excited about this swim event on August 19th. It's a 4K OWS. I've always loved swimming this distance (and longer sometimes), but have always done it before a 112 mile bike and a marathon. I've never done it solo, so I'm kinda looking forward to just going all-out in a swim race at this distance.

I plan on trying to convince the RD to extend it to a 6K or longer for next year. I LOVE the challenge of a long swim. It's two 2K loops, so adding in an extra one or two shouldn't be too much of a challenge.

It won't be wetsuit legal (both of my IM swims were), so that will be different, but I also don't have to worry about doing anything after the swim besides getting out and grabbing a snack on the lake beach. The water temp is expected to be in the high 70's/low 80's so it's going to be a hot one. Maybe I should try swimming laps in the jacuzzi for practice.

Have any of you done long solo OWS races?