CHANGE IN START TIME AND SWIM FORMAT!!! READ CAREFULLY!!! DUE TO THE RICHLAND REGATTA POWER BOAT RACES WE WIIL MEET AT THE BRADLEY BLVD PARKING L0T AT 7:30 AM AND DRIVE UP TO HOWARD AMON PARK. WE WON’T JUMP OFF THE BOAT LAUNCH DOCK ON THIS DAY. RATHER, WE WILL ENTER THE RIVER JUST DOWNSTREAM OF THE BIG BOAT DOCK AND SWIM THE ACTUAL 70.3 COURSE WITHOUT THE EXTRA YARDAGE. FOR THOSE NOT WANTING TO SWIM THAT FAR THERE IS THE OPTION TO GET OUT OF THE RIVER AT THE BRADLEY BLVD PARKING LOT WHERE WE MET UP ORIGINALLY. WE CAN TALK DETAILS THAT MORNING.
OPEN WATER RIVER SWIMS! To help you get ready for our local triathlons, including the 70.3 in September, we will have open water river swims on most Saturday mornings starting June 20 at 8:00 am. No river swims when there is an event that day. Go to the Calendar at www.3RRR.org to see the list of Saturday swim days.
Meet at the public parking lot just upstream (north) of 178 Bradly Blvd in Richland (Marina Vista Estates townhouse complex) and we will carpool up to the start at Howard Amon Park. After we swim back down, you can use the warm water hose in Eric’s driveway to warm up and get the river muck off you and your wetsuit!
Some important notes about these swims. There is NO LIFEGUARD for these swims. If you show up to swim it means that you are capable of doing the swim without help from others. We may have an escort kayak/paddle board every now and then, but don’t count on that. Secondly, especially since we won’t always have an escort kayak, you must swim with a swim safety buoy to provide extra visibility to the boaters on the river. A brightly colored pool toy tethered to your ankle works, but the SaferSwimmer buoy (or other brands) usually have a dry bag within the buoy that is mighty handy for storing flops, keys, and whatever during your swim.
Forward any questions to Eric at sageg@charter.net.