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Open Water Swimming

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KatieB Aug 2021 4:29pm, 6 Aug 2021 8,633 posts	Quote Pin KatieB I will be there in the afternoon I think. Marshalling at Bedford Tri in the morning.
Rosehip Aug 2021 4:31pm, 6 Aug 2021 22,034 posts	Quote Pin Rosehip - Bedford Tri looks fun, hope the water isn't too goose-y along the river there!
HellsBells Aug 2021 4:32pm, 6 Aug 2021 28,182 posts	Quote Pin HellsBells I would if I could RH!
Rosehip Aug 2021 4:35pm, 6 Aug 2021 22,035 posts	Quote Pin Rosehip ooo - just checked the bike route - they'll be on my patch, I'll be aware of that when driving
Rosehip Aug 2021 4:36pm, 6 Aug 2021 22,036 posts	Quote Pin Rosehip ((())) HB
Wine Legs Aug 2021 9:50am, 9 Aug 2021 5,787 posts	Quote Pin Wine Legs I would have Rosehip, but the reason you're over here is because I am not allowed out!
Totriornottotri Aug 2021 12:38pm, 23 Aug 2021 1,770 posts	Quote Pin Totriornottotri theendurancestore.com Anyone got one of these dry robes? Looks like good value?
Tomsmum Aug 2021 6:54pm, 27 Aug 2021 2,237 posts	Quote Pin Tomsmum Hi folks long time no see - just popping in for a bit of advice. A friend and I have decided to do the Ullswater swim next year - so about 7 miles - eek. It’s in July so 11 months training time. I probably need to think about drills and all sort of pool related stuff that I usually don’t bother with. Do I need a watch to track laps/times etc if so which one? I used to have a Garmin swim but lost it :(. All thoughts greatly appreciated
Sushi. Aug 2021 9:30pm, 27 Aug 2021 31,120 posts	Quote Pin Sushi. Hi Tomsmum Do you do much OW swimming currently? Do you have wetsuits etc? The pool will be useful in raising swim fitness and endurance. Always worth making sure your stroke is as effective and efficient as possible by improving technique. I’d say you really need plenty of OW time too though. Swimming in a wetsuit feels different, there’s no ends to push off from, you need to be able to ‘sight’ and the water will be significantly cooler. I don’t know your experience so sorry if I’m telling you stuff you already know and do. For pool based training, do you have a Tri club near you? They’ll focus on front crawl technique and usually inc some OW skills too. I do my pool training with my local Tri club though I no longer do tris. Hope that helps.
Tomsmum Aug 2021 3:57am, 28 Aug 2021 2,238 posts	Quote Pin Tomsmum Thanks yes lots and lots of open water and I have a wetsuit but don’t currently fit into it:( There’s a masters swimming class that I should probably investigate