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Swimming . . .

Posted by scottjacobsen Aug 20, 2008

 

OK . . . .the other day I did the The Apple Swim, and the temperature was 22.8 C, or 73 F. Warm enough for a non wetsuit swim.

 

 

A mere four days later, in the same lake, just down the road in Penticton where the Ironman Swim is set to go this weekend: The temperature is now 62F, or 16.6 C.

 

 

Apparently, the storms earlier in the week whipped up the lake, and now all of the water that was down at the bottom has traded places with all of the nice warm water that was at the top.

 

 

My teeth are chattering already . . . .

 

 

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Apple Triathlon

Posted by scottjacobsen Aug 20, 2008

 

Hi Everyone - hope the summer is going well for you all!

 

 

A couple of notes and pics from the Apple Triathlon the past weekend. Polar did have a few athletes there - myself, Carolyn and a fellow from Alberta. So there was a fair amount of red and black moving around the course.

 

 

For myself - this was a little tune up for IMC this coming weekend. Normally I do the olympic distance for this race, but with IMC coming up, I wanted a shorter, but higher intensity workout that I could recover quickly from. So, while I wasn't at all concerned about the result of this race, and wasn't going "all out," still managed 2nd in my age group, 34th overall. This is also the first time I have ever seen this race go with a "no wet-suit" swim due to the temperature. It was interesting watching all of the panic in the transition area before the race . . . .

 

 

As an aside - I was also coaching and being evaluated at the youth camp prior to the apple, and finished off my certification for the NCCP Triathlon Competition coaching card - so I was happy about that . . . .

 

 

Have a great remainder of the summer everyone, and good luck to Carolyn and I think Mike for IMC this weekend! We should get together for a group Polar picture if you have time - I'm staying at the Best Western, and can be reached at 250-718-8584.

 

 

  . . . .Scott

 

 

 

 

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