C'mon, guys...Compared to DirtDiva, Running Mommy is much closer to Chicago, and the UK is waaaay closer to Chicago than NZ! So the both of you are already half-way here! (I have the ability to rationalize anything)

I'm going down to swim in the lake today, but I've decided not to do it in my full wetsuit. It's pretty hot here, the water where I'll swim is fairly shallow, and I'm afraid I'll overheat. So I'll swim in my tri suit and shorty wetsuit, as I ususally do. I may not use that full wetsuit I bought in any race this year. I really bought it for the 1/2 IM next year, where I'll swim in the lake, but on the Michigan side. I'll take both suits up to Wisconsin for Pleasant Prairie, and check out the lake the day before the tri. "The lake" for that race is not Lake Michigan, but an inland, spring-fed lake. I've heard various reports of how "cold" it is, ranging from "very" to "not at all". I'll judge for myself that weekend!