03:41pm-04:02pm & May 20, 2025

0:21:15, 0.429km
5’12”/107, 124BPM

E10(mph), _._(ft)
T(wt):58.0 °F (52°F from AWU@38.8723, 121.6830 ; 8FT), T(at):59°F, T(fl):54°F

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Water temp is now above fifteen so the triathletes are all back. I love seeing the venue filled with a flotilla of tow floats.

I managed 750m, so starting to get exercise rather than just cold water immersion.

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🌊🏊🏻‍♂️🌊 Super lovely swimming today: 275m, 15 min, 14°C (in the H2O), a bright sunny day.

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Nada como a primeira sessão de nado em água aberta depois de um longo inverno.
Água ainda a 13C, mas deu pra divertir.

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With 10°C in the water, swimming (slightly) longer is now possible, not just dipping in & getting out. 👍 And Yay, I met the 1st other swimmer this year; she passed me by bike and went swimming about a 1km from 'my place'. And another yay: The open air shower is operating again. 😃

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I really liked this piece by @petecarr

So many swimmers rave about the dopamine hit of cold water exposure. I don't get that. Mostly I just feel cold.

Nevertheless there's something very powerful in overcoming the lizard brain's very well-founded response to being in cold-water. I feel the fear and do it anyway (subject to rational safety assessment.) In a world where my brain is constantly rattling, facing that primal fear is very powerful.

https://pete.news/hellocomputer/has-5-years-of-cold-water-dipping-liberated-me-from-my-fears/
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I really wasn't in the mood for swimming today but I went anyway, and the sun was shining and there were new swimmers to welcome, so batteries recharged slightly. Not actually warmer than last week though, despite a full week of sunshine. Cold nights are still dragging temperatures down.

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