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2009 OW UPDATE

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, August 9th, 2009 at 07:33 PM (1083 Views)
i've add a few events to my calendar. its been fun moving around and meeting so many people (and forumites including b'klyn girl today and our swimmer last week in santa cruz)

today was grimaldo's mile... the 5th annual and the first without our friend grimaldo but i know his smiling face was on the mind of many of us today as we swam.
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/20...medrano&st=cse

here is a list of the 2009 swims i have and will participate in this year.

April 18 Tampa Bay Marathon (2 person relay w/ Patricia Sener)
May 23-24 The Great Travis Trek 64 miles in austin (w/ Keith Bell, Robert Alford, Lynne Smith, Chris Derks and Chuck Wiley)
June 14 The Chesapeake Bay Swim 4.4 mi
June 20 The Mashpee Super Swim 5k (cape cod)
June 26 Liberty Island 2k (manhattan)
June 27 The Aquarium 5k (coney island)
July 11 2mi USMS National Championship (canandaigua, ny)
July 25 The Kingdom Swim 10 mi (Lake Memphremagog vt)
August 1 Golden Gate 1.5 mile
August 2 Cruz Cruise 2 mile (santa cruz)
August 8 Island Beach 2 mi (greenwich ct)
August 9 Grimaldo's Mile (coney island)
August 15 2mi USMS Cable Championship (lake placid, ny)
Sept 4 Governors Island 2mi (manhattan)
Sept 5 Lake Quassy (3 races; 5 miles)
Sept 6 John Daly Mile (long beach)
Sept 11 English Channel DOuble Relay (w/ Terry Laughlin, Willie Miller and Steve Shtab
Sept 26 Little Red Lighthouse 5.85 mi (manhattan)
Oct 17 Golden Gate to Bay Bridge 10k (SF)
Oct 21-25 Highland Lakes Challenge 5 lakes, 5 days about 15 miles. (Austin)

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  1. pwb's Avatar
    Damn, that's impressive. Can I ask, to paraphrase that great band Cake, how do you afford your rock & roll OW lifestyle? I don't mean your financials, but what do you do for your career/job that allows this kind of travel flexibility?
  2. chaos's Avatar
    the recession (or economic slowdown) has freed up a bit of time, and i split vacation time with my biz partner, we have a stone fabrication shop. i think my "no pets, no offspring" situation helps.
  3. ViveBene's Avatar
    Is the "English Channel Double Relay" a double crossing? Will your boat be blogging, texting, tweeting, or doing just the usual navigational, nutritional, and inspiriting tasks?
    I'd like to follow along if there is communcation during the swim. Gives the "you are there" feeling. (Oops! just doged another tanker; two ferries now bearing down on starboard.)
  4. chaos's Avatar
    yes, 4 person: double crossing.
    i have also enjoyed the regular postings from so many crews this year.... (a great way to avoid getting any work done)
    mike oram will be our pilot and i know there is a site where you can follow the gps coordinates of the boat. i will try to get the twitter thing together (but i am a tech-o-phobe).
  5. pwb's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by chaos
    yes, 4 person: double crossing.
    i have also enjoyed the regular postings from so many crews this year.... (a great way to avoid getting any work done)
    mike oram will be our pilot and i know there is a site where you can follow the gps coordinates of the boat. i will try to get the twitter thing together (but i am a tech-o-phobe).
    This might be the event that gets me onto Twitter! Good luck on that crossing. I'm sure with guys like Terry on the team, you'll rock and have fun.

    Have you done a solo crossing? If not, is that in the cards for your future?
  6. chaos's Avatar
    i haven't done a solo. this relay is a feeler swim for me to get acquainted with the logistics and proceedures. i am hoping to book a pilot for a solo attempt in 2010.... also planning on tampa bay, manhattan and maybe santa barbara or pennock island.
    i am unwilling to "bulk up" so for me the main issue is cold water tolerance (i hear the channel is up to 62 degrees)

    might want to follow bruckner chase's attempt to swim from monterrey to santa cruz in a few days as well!
  7. mj_mcgrath's Avatar
    "I think my "no pets, no offspring" situation helps".

    Not forgetting, of course, the huge impact from the fact that your wife not only understands OW but participates!

    With apologies to the traditional Gaelic Blessing--for you and the Channel swimmers:

    May the sea rise up to meet you.
    May the wind and the tide be always at your back.
    May the sun shine warm upon your face;
    the waves fall soft upon your fields and throughout your swim,
    may God hold you in the palm of His hand.
  8. chaos's Avatar
    thanks mj