I met Jill and Tim at the PWC ramp at Jordanelle at 5:30am this morning. Chad, Goody, and Gordon started their swim about an hour and a half earlier and were nowhere to be seen when I got there.
When I got in the water, it felt warmer than it did last week when I was there. Sure enough, when I checked the thermometer on my watch, it was 73.5 degrees. It was about 68 last week.
I headed west to the end of the buoy line and then turned around and went east to the end of the buoys. I was expecting to see Gordon, Goody and Chad along the way, but I never did. At the end of the buoys, I turned to swim towards the three buoys marking the end of the peninsula. I saw Tim along the way and said "hi" before continuing on.
I headed back the way I came and when I was getting close to the ramp, I though I heard someone yelling my name. I had earplugs in so I couldn't hear very well. A minute or so later, Goody pulled up along beside me in his kayak. Turns out they had done a big loop out to the dam, to Rock Cliff, and back and were just finishing up. I swam each again, back to the last buoy so that I could swim back in with Chad and Gordon.
By the time I made the turn, Gordon and Chad were a little ways ahead of me and I decided to push it and see if I could catch them. I caught up to Chad after a while and gave his Swimmer Buddy a tug. I pushed it again to see if I could catch Gordon, who was a little ways ahead. I caught up to him and settled back into an easy stroke to the red buoy.
I was shooting for 5K today, but didn't finish the second loop. I'd rather swim with my friends than get a little more distance. I finished up at 2.43 miles for the day. Here's the link to the data.
It would be nice to swim with these guys for a longer swim once a week. Maybe we could alternate who paddles and who swims each week. I could get up that early once a week.
I think next time I go up, I'm going to start at 5am so I can get in some longer swims.
2 comments:
What kind of ear plugs do you use? I have those blue moldable ones, but after swimming for about 10 minutes, it's like my ear canal opens up and water gets in behind the ear plug, which I hate. Do yours keep all water out?
I like the Mack's Ear Seals. They come attached with a string, but I just pull it out. They work really great for me and keep the water out. I've tried the moldable ones, and they didn't work well for me.
Here's a link to the kind I use:
Mack's Ear Seals
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