The Cross Bay Swim was postponed on the Wednesday evening before the event. I was grateful for two things - 1) that they postponed it early enough so that we didn't wake up at 4 am to find out it was canceled and 2) that they rescheduled the event. I've...
I Said the “F” Word in the Pool Today
I started training for the Cross Bay Swim in April. My coach has been gradually building up the swims and before the scheduled swim in July, I was up to nearly 20,000 yards a week! Later, the swim was rescheduled to August 12. I was absolutely exhausted. Between not sleeping...
TYR Women’s Hurricane Cat 5 No Sleeve Wetsuit
My first wetsuit was the TYR wetsuit. It was top of the line at that point and I really loved wearing it. I ended up getting the same suit in no sleeve and loved that even more. Most recently I tried the TYR Women's Hurricane Cat 5 No Sleeve Wetsuit...
Swimming Against the Current
I've been swimming a lot lately in preparation for the 5.5-mile Cross Bay Swim. The other day, I asked my son, who will be my kayaker, to come for a practice swim. I usually go to Tobay in the morning but since he likes to sleep in, I went at...
Swimming around the Island at Tobay Beach
Every year, there are lots of groups who swim around the island at Tobay Beach, on the bayside. I did it once with Total Masters Swimming but hadn't done it again in years until today. "Which direction do you want to swim in today?" Ray said to me as we...
First Few Open Water Swims of the Season
By the time you read this blog, it will probably be the end of June. When I wrote this blog, it was June 2 on day 3 of open water swimming. The water temperature is in the high 50s, low 60s. The air temperature is around 62. The first swim...
First One in the Outdoor Pool at Lifetime Fitness in Garden City
I was the first one in the outdoor pool at Lifetime Fitness in Garden City. They opened the outdoor pool on Saturday, May 15 and it will be open all summer. The water temperature was superb. The only problem when I got in... bird dung. Calling over the lifeguard After...
What is the Size of the Pools at Lifetime Fitness in Garden City?
There is so much misinformation on both the web and in the facility at Lifetime Fitness in Garden City. When I first joined, I was told the indoor pool was meters and the outdoor pool was yards. Even when you surf the internet you will see that this is confirmed....
Form Goggle Review
I was dying to try the Form Goggles because they worked similar to Google Glass. As many of you know, I was an original Google Glass Explorer. Google glass had some very interesting properties, including their bone conductor technology, which many of the headset companies are using today. The other...
I Signed Up For Maggie Fischer Memorial 5.5-Mile Cross Bay Swim
Signing up is the easy part. Training and getting mentally fit is the hard thing about getting ready for a 5.5-mile Maggie Fischer Memorial Cross Bay Swim in July. Swimming at Lifetime I started out by swimming between 1 - 2 miles in the pool. I've been training at Lifetime...