The Webster Lake Triathlon is the first tri I'll be doing with an open water swim portion. I've never really liked lake or pond swimming, so there is a certain degree of psychological aversion I have to being 100% completely comfortable (scuba diving is a different story..). Plus, a few weeks ago I tested the waters of open water swimming in the Hopkinton Reservoir and found out I was experiencing a phenomenon known as 'cold water immersion' - which resulted in the reflex reaction of breathing in when my face was sumberged. Not good.
So - I really needed to get some practice in, and I also wanted to get a better idea of what the water temp would be - now that it is mid June. So today I met up with my friend Dave (who will be doing the tri with me - but he'll crush my performance in every event) and we did the swim portion. I was happy to find out that right away I was able to swim with no cold water immersion symptoms, and had no major issues with swimming in open water with the seaweed and other things that are in lakes and ponds that are not in chlorinated pools.
Total Distance: ~0.45 miles
Total Time: 17:29
Avg HR: 162 (peak 171)
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