2 loops (4 cedar mini loops)
cedar lake open swim
88 degrees
Very warm. Choppy. Crowded. As always, a great swim. Before the swim started, the orange buoy was way off to the far side, which caused a delay. The lifeguards wrangled it back and we started with it in its usual place. When I returned after the first loop, the buoy was drifting far out again. Most people were not even trying to round it. I tried, then gave it up too. After the second loop, the buoy had been moved back but very close to shore. After the third it was back in its usual place. The shifting buoy and the too bright sinking sun made it difficult to sight.
10 Things
- small fish, about 1/2 foot long, bumping into my hand and my foot as I waited for open swim to begin
- a lifeguard kayak escorting a swimmer back to shore
- bright blue sky + fluffy clouds
- racing another swimmer who kept pushing me out and away from the buoy
- swimmers almost run into: 3
- swimmers run into: 1
- out in the middle of the deep lake, a few ghostly forms below: milfoil, I think
- a paddleboarder looming beside me before passing me at a safe distance
- on the back half of the loop, I mostly breathed every 4 strokes
- on the front half of the loop: watching the curved line of swimmers returning to shore
the next morning: Yesterday was Scott and my 30th wedding anniversary. 30 years?! Wow. Wonderful. We went out for lunch in our old uptown neighborhood then walked around Bde Maka Ska and Lake of the Isles before heading over to Cedar for open swim.