When Those Boats Are a Rockin'...

This weekend was my first go at swimming in open water with a full wetsuit. I've swam in open-water down in Lake Powell but needed to get a feel for what it was like all suited up. My whole family went to Rockport for our annual family fest, so I took advantage of the situation. Putting on the wetsuit? Awesome. The way it fit? Great. Water temp? Fabulous. Get out there to swim with the million of boats creating huge wakes? Motion sick. Yep--it did not take me long in my swim where I realized I was literally motion sick from all of the waves and fumes from the wave runners and boats that I had to stop. Who does that?! Apparently I do. I'm not going to minimize the fact that this made me a little apprehensive about my race in two weeks. My hubby assured me that there would not be crazy boat drivers pulling tubes during our race so the heavy waves shouldn't be happening. Husband, I'm counting on you knowing what you're talking about.

Now to my thoughts on the wetsuit. What a huge difference it makes. Not only does it help with buoyancy, but it keeps you straight in the water, keeps you warm...all around awesome. Something to keep in mind, however, is you may be a bigger size than you think. Fortunately, Brad at Wasatch Running, had me try it on before renting it for the weekend because he wondered if a small was going to be a little too small. Thanks to Brad, I jumped up a size and it was perfect. My biggest concern was a full suit restricting my range of motion in my arms but I didn't notice any restriction.

On a biking note, I was able to ride up Weber Canyon with my sister. I'm to a point now in my training when I see a hill I prefer to stand-up and charge it to gain momentum vs. sitting down. I'm sure it's a preference and conditioning thing, but I really thing riding into a hill makes a big difference. If you are looking for a nice balanced ride basically both ways, head up Weber Canyon. It's beautiful. It's not too busy. There are not traffic lights. Wonderful.

Alright, that's it for this mama.
Until next time.