The Adventures of an Average Athlete

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Ice Breaker Open Water Swim Race Report

April 9, 2011 By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

Okay, first of all, this totally wasn’t a “race” since I chose the Open Division and the swim wasn’t officially timed.  But the “ice breaker” part was descriptive for sure – whooooooo wheeee that was some chilly water this morning!!  I’m not a fan of suspense, so I’ll tell you right up front – this […]

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OWS? More like OUCH!

June 11, 2010 By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

Okay, no it wasn’t really that bad, but today was my first Open Water Swim, and let’s just say: it wasn’t pretty. I realized on our way to the lake that the last time I did an open water swim was my one and only triathlon in September 2008! I was actually pretty excited about […]

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