Tri Harder Open Water Swim

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First open water swim of the year and the water was freezing.  This was also a really good opportunity to try out my Garmin 910XT at swimming.  The results are a little mixed at the moment as this is the first time swimming with it.  Set it on open water swim.  Had GPS signal but I did notice it was't always maintaining signal whilst swimming.  Will have to practice this over the next few weeks to see if i'm doing anything wrong.
The swim session was reduced to half an hour due to the water temp and that definitely felt about right.  Felt good swimming although the wetsuit felt weird after not having used it for a while.  Mel, the girls and Robert came to watch and the girls were fascinated by all the nutters braving the freezing water.  The event was really well organised and i'll definitely volunteer to help next year on this.

My right foot has swollen a little since the marathon so have only done one run in the lead up to the spring waveney triathlon.  Hoping to get on the bike next few mornings to test out the cycle legs.  Hoping my fitness from the marathon training will not have dropped off too much.

Here are some pictures from the open water swim.


















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