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I had nine miles scheduled for a usually flat (at least in the mornings) lake up in the mountains for some cold water practice.

I failed out at 6.25 miles. Because of this:

vimeo.com/174055416

I don't know if you can tell, but that's high wind, plus 12-24" chop. Plus all the disgusting debris one lake can churn up over five hours. And I stuck it out for 10k+! Regardless of the fail, I gave it 110% and I'm so sore and exhausted, I know I couldn't have done more. I mantra'd "adversity can kiss my ass" through most of it, lol.

Also, I'm proud of how straight I swam without a kayak guide. R had to bail after the first lap because it was too rough for the kayak. Look at this:

That's three half laps (.6 miles) and four long laps of just over a mile (we set out to circumnavigate, but without a kayak, I had to keep going back to the beach for food). Only on the last lap did I deviate (because it was so choppy at that point, I got pushed into the shoreline).

And finally, being a good citizen does pay off. I dragged these off the bottom on my last lap:

Those are $160 sunglasses, in pretty good shape for having sat on the bottom of a lake for God knows how long. Hooray!

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chw57 Full Member Posts: 3,439 Likes: 8,254	AW: I failed. Jul 9, 2016 21:04:08 GMT -5 via mobile mrs.jacinthe and boston340 like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by chw57 on Jul 9, 2016 21:04:08 GMT -5 Omg you are such a badass!
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irene adler Senior Member Formerly mrschicken. New name, same pithy commentary. Poet Laureate of H&F Posts: 5,983 Likes: 14,490	AW: I failed. Jul 9, 2016 21:11:56 GMT -5 via mobile mrs.jacinthe likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by irene adler on Jul 9, 2016 21:11:56 GMT -5 Damn, lady! Now come swim in the lakes by me!!!!
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Wines Not Whines Senior Member Wino extraordinaire Posts: 7,558 Likes: 10,883	AW: I failed. Jul 9, 2016 21:19:54 GMT -5 via mobile mrs.jacinthe likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Wines Not Whines on Jul 9, 2016 21:19:54 GMT -5 I can't believe you swam for 5 hours!
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skidunks Full Member Posts: 2,700 Likes: 2,374	AW: I failed. Jul 9, 2016 21:22:29 GMT -5 mrs.jacinthe likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by skidunks on Jul 9, 2016 21:22:29 GMT -5 That's not failure, that's being a badass!
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hannahb Full Member Posts: 4,348 Likes: 7,547	AW: I failed. Jul 10, 2016 8:05:13 GMT -5 via mobile mrs.jacinthe likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by hannahb on Jul 10, 2016 8:05:13 GMT -5 I would die if I had to swim for 5 hours. The mental strength it takes to do that is amazing (not to mention the physical)
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Thank you ladies! I'm not down on myself at all over this. In fact, I feel like a total badass and ready to taper for that 10 miler. I know how hard I can push and I'm ready! (Provided the lake doesn't preclude my kayaker, in which case, I may end up hitching my wagon on the 1 or 3 mile race).

It was an amazing experience, and the best part was that I stayed out of the negative thoughts I'm prone to when things get hard. I just kept getting more and more determined, instead.

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Jul 10, 2016 17:04:47 GMT -5 mrs.jacinthe said:

Thank you ladies! I'm not down on myself at all over this. In fact, I feel like a total badass and ready to taper for that 10 miler. I know how hard I can push and I'm ready! (Provided the lake doesn't preclude my kayaker, in which case, I may end up hitching my wagon on the 1 or 3 mile race).

It was an amazing experience, and the best part was that I stayed out of the negative thoughts I'm prone to when things get hard. I just kept getting more and more determined, instead.

When is the race?

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Jul 10, 2016 23:28:50 GMT -5 ktzmoh said:

Jul 10, 2016 17:04:47 GMT -5 mrs.jacinthe said:

Thank you ladies! I'm not down on myself at all over this. In fact, I feel like a total badass and ready to taper for that 10 miler. I know how hard I can push and I'm ready! (Provided the lake doesn't preclude my kayaker, in which case, I may end up hitching my wagon on the 1 or 3 mile race).

It was an amazing experience, and the best part was that I stayed out of the negative thoughts I'm prone to when things get hard. I just kept getting more and more determined, instead.

When is the race?

July 30.

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