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I love wild or openwater swimming but suffer from not being able to regulate my body temperature, so I wear a 5 mm suit most of the year.
As the water temp drops I’m struggling more with my temp dropping…
When do you call it a day and stop swimming in the wild ? |
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"I love wild or openwater swimming but suffer from not being able to regulate my body temperature, so I wear a 5 mm suit most of the year.
As the water temp drops I’m struggling more with my temp dropping…
When do you call it a day and stop swimming in the wild ? "
Never if my local bay is anything to go by! Regularly see people swimming even when it's snowing up here!
I guess it's different for everyone though. |
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A friend does this regularly and belongs to an open water swimming group. She hasn’t managed to convince me and never will 
In the water for 8 mins but takes 20 to get dry and dressed again! She doesn’t wear a wetsuit! |
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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago
Dubai & Nottingham |
"I love wild or openwater swimming but suffer from not being able to regulate my body temperature, so I wear a 5 mm suit most of the year.
As the water temp drops I’m struggling more with my temp dropping…
When do you call it a day and stop swimming in the wild ? "
How long do you swim for ? This is one of the benefits , you get the same results without taking thermogenics. Just stay close the edge (but out of the s) or swim with others and shorter shorter swims. We sometimes swim
Ladybower reservoir in winter , completely naked , your skin burns but for the next 2-3 days you feel amazing , your bodies heater kicks in and you’re glowing , your skin feels amazing and you’re burning fat at a fast pace |
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We both prefer open water swimming to pool swimming but given most of our triathlons take place in lakes or the sea then we have to be acclimatised to certain conditions. Deep winter we do revert to the pool but that's because we're both wimps when it comes to anything less than 10 degrees |
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By *TG3Man
over a year ago
Dorchester |
"I love wild or openwater swimming but suffer from not being able to regulate my body temperature, so I wear a 5 mm suit most of the year.
As the water temp drops I’m struggling more with my temp dropping…
When do you call it a day and stop swimming in the wild ? "
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"I love wild or openwater swimming but suffer from not being able to regulate my body temperature, so I wear a 5 mm suit most of the year.
As the water temp drops I’m struggling more with my temp dropping…
When do you call it a day and stop swimming in the wild ?
How long do you swim for ? This is one of the benefits , you get the same results without taking thermogenics. Just stay close the edge (but out of the s) or swim with others and shorter shorter swims. We sometimes swim
Ladybower reservoir in winter , completely naked , your skin burns but for the next 2-3 days you feel amazing , your bodies heater kicks in and you’re glowing , your skin feels amazing and you’re burning fat at a fast pace "
Yeah I’m getting to the point where my skin is already burning as I enter the water, even with a 5 mm wetsuit. The pain is becoming hard to bare too.
Ohhhh the joys of CFS.
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"We both prefer open water swimming to pool swimming but given most of our triathlons take place in lakes or the sea then we have to be acclimatised to certain conditions. Deep winter we do revert to the pool but that's because we're both wimps when it comes to anything less than 10 degrees "
Pool may be it from now for me 
I used to do tri’s myself before I broke my elbow and became unable to swim crawl. Not the same swimming breast stroke, just not competitive. Nice bike mrs blue sky lovely those F10  |
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"One of my friends has the same problem with temperature and stops sea swimming in October/November.
2 other friends swim year round but never with a wetsuit!"
I got to Nov last year but even fully gloved up find the water is biting at me now.
Hoping for a warm spell |
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"Do you have decent gloves & socks?
I invested in an upgrade last winter, and they were a real game- changer. "
Wear boots all year even if no wet suit, just protects feet. Had gloves on since mid sept.
Maybe my CFS playing up but it does seam a lot colder early this year. |
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By *isaB45Woman
over a year ago
Fabville |
"Do you have decent gloves & socks?
I invested in an upgrade last winter, and they were a real game- changer.
Wear boots all year even if no wet suit, just protects feet. Had gloves on since mid sept.
Maybe my CFS playing up but it does seam a lot colder early this year. "
It does seem colder early this year. |
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"Do you have decent gloves & socks?
I invested in an upgrade last winter, and they were a real game- changer.
Wear boots all year even if no wet suit, just protects feet. Had gloves on since mid sept.
Maybe my CFS playing up but it does seam a lot colder early this year.
It does seem colder early this year. "
I’m glad it’s not just me lol |
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By *isaB45Woman
over a year ago
Fabville |
"Do you have decent gloves & socks?
I invested in an upgrade last winter, and they were a real game- changer.
Wear boots all year even if no wet suit, just protects feet. Had gloves on since mid sept.
Maybe my CFS playing up but it does seam a lot colder early this year.
It does seem colder early this year.
I’m glad it’s not just me lol "
It's not! |
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"How you found open water deep enough to swim in i do wonder tho seen as the news would have us think we were dry as yodas grandmas snatch"
Plenty in the rivers and river fed lakes
Just the water table is so low it doesn’t get to the reservoirs |
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By *isaB45Woman
over a year ago
Fabville |
"How you found open water deep enough to swim in i do wonder tho seen as the news would have us think we were dry as yodas grandmas snatch
Plenty in the rivers and river fed lakes
Just the water table is so low it doesn’t get to the reservoirs "
Where I swim lost 2' of water.
It will return.. |
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