L.O.S.T Swimming

The Lake Ontario Swim Team hosted it's 2nd Annual fun Iron Distance Open water fun race this past Saturday in Oakville. Evan and I were very glad to be a part of this well organized fun event that saw over 35 people swim the 3.8 km in Lake Ontario.

I was a little nervous/excited as this was my first ever swim in Lake Ontario as well as my first straight 3.8km. The water was a beautiful 70 degrees and the weather proved remarkable with hardly any wind.

As a test for myself leading up to the Ironman in November I had hoped to finish in under 1 hour and 15 minutes. I beat my expectations, finishing the 3.8km in 1 hour and 3minutes. To say the least I was very happy but now I have even more to focus on. I am planning on beating 1 hour in the near future.

The L.O.S.T swimming group meets every Saturday morning at 8 am in Oakville for a 1 hour swim. The people are wonderful and very knowledgable as most are competitive swimmers/triathletes. Just what I need as I head into the next couple of months of heavy training.

That's all for now.

Dee