Archive for the tag 'swimming'

May 25 2011

5 Reasons Not to Wear a Wetsuit

Published by neal under Misc.

It’s only natural that people should ask why we swim without wetsuits. The water in the San Francisco Bay varies is normally in the 50F range. That is cold compared to an 80F swimming pool or a 95F bath. 212F Water Boils 95F Hot Bath/Shower 80F Swimming Pool 63F San Francisco Bay Water Temperature (Summer) [...]

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Sep 18 2010

5 Reasons To Train in the San Francisco Bay

Published by neal under Training

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. [...]

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Oct 29 2008

Swimming in the Ocean at Night

Published by neal under Training

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 [...]

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Sep 04 2008

Participation update

Published by neal under Misc.

Wow, what an awesome Labor Day weekend. Adam did quite a bit of biking. And I went surfing on Black’s beach in San Diego and snorkeling and jet skiing in the Baja Mexico. We are both doing our parts to keep fit and keep our tans up. Long weekends are the best! Exciting announcement: We’ve [...]

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Jul 20 2008

Day 26 – Completing 10 Degrees Latitude

Published by Team under Event

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, [...]

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Jul 17 2008

Day 23 – Channel Day Moments

Published by neal under Misc.

We swam the channel yesterday.  Today is a planned day to rest, recoop and reenergize. We still have 200 more miles to bike to get to Paris — which will start day after tomorrow. Some stats about our swim: Dover, UK to Calais, France 14 hours 23 minutes 21 miles Water temp 60F In terms [...]

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