Category Swimming
Arizona Mountain Man Triathlon started in 1984 and is one of the longest standing triathlons in the West. The race takes place at Upper Lake Mary, just a short drive from Flagstaff, at an elevation of about 7000 ft. During… Continue Reading →
Updated September 18, 2024. Reaching 70 and being in overall great health emotionally and physically is something I celebrate! Sure, I have my share of “age-related wear and tear”, but nothing yet is holding me back from enjoying life and… Continue Reading →
Despite COVID’s impact throughout 2021, and my personal ups and downs, it was a good year overall. December was especially eventful with hikes, runs, swimming, rock climbing, and volunteering with the Pima Animal Care Center. I signed up for the… Continue Reading →
Staying motivated to train since Covid-19 has been challenging. Events and races usually keep me focused on my goals, but everything I’d planned to do this year has been cancelled. Fortunately, I’ve been finding a number of virtual events that… Continue Reading →
I’ve been using a Garmin GPS watch for years, but my 2012 Forerunner 305 was seriously on its last legs so I checked to see what DC Rainmaker was recommending as the best watch for open water swimming. He reviewed… Continue Reading →
A group of friends joined Alastair and me at Canyon Lake for my 66th birthday. I swam by myself at the lake on my birthday a year ago, and the weather conditions were identical to this year: air temp 60F,… Continue Reading →
Alastair and I were in San Diego over the holidays, and on our last day there we attended the La Jolla New Year’s Day Polar Bear Plunge, our third time at the event. It’s an awesome way to begin a… Continue Reading →
Alastair and I traveled to northern Utah for the Bear Lake Monster Swim, which took place on Saturday, July 13. The event is a 10K (6.2 mile) point-to-point race across the width of Bear Lake, starting at the Bear Lake… Continue Reading →
What better way to celebrate a new year than a swim in Canyon Lake, where I first fell in love with open water swimming 8 years ago. Canyon Lake is one of four reservoirs that were formed by the damming… Continue Reading →
Updated: December 13, 2018 As I mentioned in my August 19 Swim to the Moon 10K post, a month before the swim I was experiencing pain that a physical therapist believed was tendinopathy of the pectoralis minor, commonly referred to… Continue Reading →