July 5 2014 - Cancer Sucks 1.2 mile swim
Today I accomplished a new milestone by swimming 1.2 miles in open water. This was the longest swim I have ever done! The event was called Cancer Sucks and was held at Grant Ranch. There were about 182 participants in the event. My wife did the swim with me as well as 3 other folks from the Arvada Triathlon Club. It's always more fun when you have family and friends at an event. There were two courses, 1/2 mile and 1.2 mile. The distance options were 1/2 mile, 1.2 miles, 2.4 miles, and 4.8 miles. Most participants did the 2.4 mile course. You could swim in a wetsuit if desired and there were no awards. I chose to swim with the wetsuit. Since this event was for charity and not a race, the atmosphere was well organized but also very low key. This was great for me as my focus was on finishing the distance not racing for time. We entered the water around 730am and the swim started at 735am. There were only 58 people doing the 1.2 mile swim so the water was not crowde