It hasn’t taken me long to realize when you start to see boats gathering that something fun is up! This morning they start showing up and within minutes a swarm of swimmers are making their way south on the Hudson. A 1.5K practice swim for those looking to get the hang of swimming in open water or race transitions in a triathlon. Very cool.
(Regina, I bet you were in there somewhere…not that you need to get the hang of swimming or transitions. You are my inspiration after training and completing that 1/2 ironman!)
Yep! I was in there. One of the green caps, swim only. The pink caps were for the folks doing the swim and the 5k afterward. The pink caps started first then about 5 minutes later they let us in the water. I passed a lot of pink caps which was a nice feeling. The water was 70-71˚F this morning; fantastic!!! Still don’t know my time yet, but it felt like a really nice swim. I am ready for next week. I can always use the open water experience. Thanks for the kind words!