Brooklyn Bridge Swim 2012!

I attempted to do my first cross-channel swim on July 15th.  Yes, that would be exactly 8 days after I finished my second Olympic-distance New York City Triathlon.  I figured, hey, I've been training for 6 months, why not throw in another little bonus challenge at the end?

The distance was 2/3rds the distance of the NYC Tri, and I was hoping to finish with a similar time, but those cross-currents and actually swimming against the current really messed me up.  I felt like a minnow in a giant river, going nowhere, but wow, it was a fantastic view.  One of the coaches from TNT had recommended that I take a look up when I crossed under the bridge, and it was really cool to see.  I think of  pretty much all of my friends, I might be the only person who has done this race.  My friend, Liz, who lives in Australia, has said that she wants to come back to NYC for this race next year, so the challenge is on!

I finished the 1K swim in 31minutes in the 89th percentile, sigh.  I'll live to swim another day, but it's good to remind myself that I can't just take my body for granted.  Next time I'm going to really prepare my mind and body to hit that water, and not psych myself out AND not swim like a triathlete trying to conserve energy in a race that only is one discipline.

Next up, the Battle of Brooklyn, 10-miler in mid-August!