Sep 18 2010
It’s only natural that people should ask why we love to swim in the San Francisco Bay. Swimming in the ocean sounds perilous and dirty to the unintiated. My answer to this common question is below. 5 Reasons To Train in the San Francisco Bay The Bay is clean and has less chemicals than the pool. [...]
Oct 29 2008
Last night I swam in black glass. We jumped into the San Francisco Bay ocean water after dark. It was so darn peaceful as the light of the Ghirardelli Chocholate Factory shone across the black glassy water. These are the nights that can make any workday worth living. It was a wonderful cold water training swim. My [...]
Jul 20 2008
Today we completed our adventure to traverse 10 Degrees of Latitude under human power on the continent of Europe. Just 6 more continents to go. Ride stats today 129 miles Fins to South Paris; completing 10 Degrees Latitude Our most gorgeous bike day yet, a suitable end to an amazing journey 0 sheep, 5 buguettes, [...]
Jul 16 2008
14 hours 23 minutes We made it! Everyone helped! It was awesome! It was a gorgeous day for a swim from England to France. The middle map pretty well tells the story of our relay swim across the English Channel. We started the morning off strong on Shakespeare Beach and finished the day cold and [...]
Mar 30 2008
Our athletic club swimming pool is a warm 79-degrees. The English Channel is a cold 58-degrees. That is a 20-degree difference that we will have to get used to. The human body is amazing and it can get used to anything, provided that we become acclimatized to the cold. As part of my acclimitization I [...]
Jan 22 2008
Some interesting data from NODC. Adam sent this to me, and I thought it would be interesting for everyone. He was looking at because we’re looking for some nearby open water swims. Trouble is there aren’t any organized events until summer. The water temperatures in the East are sub-50F until April, which is chilly. It [...]
Adam, Neal, & Amy
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