1 mile in 40 mins

[buggi]

40 mins 39 seconds to be precise....

my first open water swim at Salford Quays. Cold (14 degrees), hard, draining, ... but... from misery comes great glory!

well pleased with my time for my first open water swim.

It's weird when you get out, i was walking like i was pissed LOL

And well impressed with my goody bag (which is not plastic but a proper swim bag) which had a t'shirt, medal, flip flops, nutty bars, pop and a magazine. Really well organised event and once i'd go used to being in artic conditions and also passed the half way mark i really started to enjoy it.

i have to say though, a mile is a long way to swim when it's not in a nice warm pool with no waves or currents and a side you can grap onto if you get tired

 

[Yellow Fang]

I assume you were wearing a wetsuit. 14 degrees is pretty cold.

 

[TheDoctor]

I read the title and thought 'That's impressive - I'd have problems balancing if I rode at that speed!

 

[Aperitif]

Well done, buggi!

 

[rich p]

Depends on the terrain though - was it uphill or downhill?

 

[Panter]

Depends on the terrain though - was it uphill or downhill?

Well done Buggi, that sounds a fantastic time!
I'm no swimmer (negative bouyancy doesn't help) but it's just such hard work. I've recently started swimming again and although think nothing (relatively speaking) of doing 100 mimes on the bike, a few lengths of the pool leaves me shattered!
Are you training for a triathlon?

 

[numbnuts]

well done

 

[Paulus]

Bravo Buggi

 

[Archie_tect]

Swimming makes me tire faster than any other exercise... so I have enormous respect for people who just slog on steadily ...well done buggi.!

 

[fimm]

Well done Buggi!
I haven't done any open water swimming yet this year, but I think the worst bit is that your face keeps going in and out of the water so you keep having the shock of the cold...

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I rec that's good going in open water which is much harder than lane swimming in the pool, well it is for me anyway. Nice one!

 

[Stephenite]

Well done! I'd have drowned. It's harder to swim in freshwater than the pool, or even the sea, I reckon.

 

[Maz]

The Salford Quay event was televised over the weekend, wasn't it?

 

[ComedyPilot]

Pics?

Or would that get a slap?

 

[edwardd67]

Well done.
I really fancy trying an open water swim