Florida 5/09 Hurricane Man Swim 2.4 miles

Hurricane Man 2.4 open water Swim: The start of the" young'uns" less than 18 yrs old..energetic and FAST!
2.4 miles happens to be the Ironman distance swim. I wanted the experience of swimming in the salt water with the tides.
We're off! I'm the only one with a green cap.
At the starting line up. I was thinking, "What have I gotten myself into this time?" I mistakenly got a green cap rather than the gold ... master swimmers ranged from age 18-70 + These women look tough and they ARE!!
I am happy it's over...1:33 minutes gave me 1st place in my age division of 60-64 year olds. There was only one other women in my age group but I was ahead of her by a significant 20 minutes. The water was warm and salty which gave me a sore throat while swimming. All I could think of while swimming was a tall glass of ice water to wash out my mouth. Another surprise: inside my suit was very itchy the whole way. It was so annoying! Later I found out there is such a thing as sea lice...had to scrub hard afterwards. The event entry included a full breakfast of you name it: eggs, sausage, pancakes, biskets and gravy, etc etc.

It was so nice to have my support 'team' there. Mike and John Hahn. It's hardly fun without someone to share the experience with.