Coach Juan plans open water swim and bike ride!!!!!!
***Please note that this is not a USA or Masters swimming
sponsored event. Swim Neptune is in no way liable for this event.
You are chooising to participate in a social gathering with
swimming and biking.***
The swim is out of Lake Pleasant Regional Park. To beat
the heat and some of the crowds I really want to get started by
6:00AM, so please do your best to get there early, this way you
have time to get ready for the swim without feeling rushed. We
will meet in the parking lot of the North entrance station (look at
the attachment of the map for directions). The swim is an out
and back course and we will be starting from a small peninsula just
north of the boat ramp. We will head north paralleling the
shoreline, and I will be on kayak making sure everyone is doing
OK. The swim distance will be about a mile. If you own
a swim cap bring it. The swim will be followed by open water
drills, such as sighting drills, open water turns, drafting,
etc..
Once we complete the swim portion we will head back up to the
parking lot to get ready for the GROUP bike ride. I've
decided to make the ride distance 30 miles. No one will be left
behind, so if you are on the fence about the ride I want to assure
you will not be riding alone. The ride will start at the North
entrance parking lot, turn L on Castle Hot Springs Road to west
bound SR74. At the 15 mile mark we turn around and head back
to the park. Be prepared for the increasing temperature. If
you have a camelback bring it, if you don't, take three bottles
with you, two on your bike and one in your jersey pocket.
Bring something to eat and/or gels, and don't forget spare tubes,
tools, bike pump or CO2 cartridges, and what ever else you feel you
need out there,i.e. cell phone etc.. For those of you who do
not have a lot of experience with open water swims and group rides
feel confident that I and some of the other participants will be
there to help. I hope to make this a positive and learning
experience for everyone, as well as a repeat occassion.
If you are pretty certain that you will be there, please
let me know soon. Hope to see all of you there,
and don't hesitate to contact me if you have other questions.
Please contact Coach Juan directly at juanllaneras@yahoo.com for
more information and meeting location!
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