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Labor Day training in Lake Tahoe
We spent the Labor Day holiday at Camp Jameson Beach in South Lake Tahoe with three other families from the neighborhood.
In addition to much ch
Lake Tahoe, while not as salty or rough as the San Francisco Bay, is cold enough to warrant a wet suit when swimming long distances. I loved swimming in the Lake. The water is clear with a coarse sandy bottom. Swimming in the wet-suit made me more buoyant, so each pull/stroke when a little farther, but the also decreased my shoulder rotation, so I had to really focus on my form to make sure I didn’t get sloppy and inefficient. This was my first mile swim in the open water this season and it was epic.
The roads around the lake were also pretty epic for road biking. From Camp Jameson, it was a 5 mile up hill ride to Emerald Bay. Again, the lack of granny-gear (a small chainring (gear) that makes going up-hill easier) made this a real workout. Well worth it!
I’ve only got four weeks left to reach my fundraising goal and I’m only 35% of the way there.
