Today marks the end of week number 13, which can only mean one thing...cold water swims. And so you might be asking, "Why the hell would you want to do that?" Well, the water in Tempe is actually colder than you'd expect, and for a Southern California girl, it's almost unbearable. And I hate being cold. Two years ago when I did the race, I jumped into the 62 degree water and just about stopped breathing. I would really like to try and avoid that this time around, so I MUST acclimate to cold water. Our plan is this: swim once a week at Lake Del Valle and take cold showers every day starting a month before the race. Did I mention I hate being cold? This is the part of the training that I knew was coming and the part I was dreading, but I will suck it up and do it. I will do it for the following reasons:
1. I want to appear studly
2. I'm thinking about joining the SF Polar Bear Club (not)
3. I'm tired of swimming indoors (for real)
and most importantly...
4. I do not want to stop breathing on November 20th
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