CycleLife organized an open water swim clinic on the 24th of July. As a CycleLife sponsored athlete, I had volunteered to help out with the workshop. I had a long, hard week of training and I must admit I was not too excited to wake up at 5:00 AM to get to the lake in time for check in. Michelle Harburg, also a CycleLife sponsored athlete, and I ended up going to the lake together.

As soon as we arrived, we were greeted by a large number of participants and a well organized check-in system run by the CycleLife staff. I never had the opportunity to swim open water before my first tri. I must admit that it would have been an extremely valuable experience, not just for the obvious swim technique purposes but also for learning how to swim in packs and not be nervous about it or the logistical side of things which mimicked nicely race morning at the workshop.

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