Folsom Lake

Margaret and I swam the .5 and 1 mile race at Lake Natoma/Folsom Lake. The water is notoriously cold! And, the race course was at a different site this year, with lots of rocks to trip on while running out of the water to the finish line.

Warm-up completed. Game faces on.


A little help with the swim cap:


Ready to get my race on!


Race course:


There was this guy who has raced lots of these open water swims, and he has a prosthetic leg that he leaves at the edge of the water, so he can slip it on really fast and run through the chute:


I cannot believe I let Bob (another Manatee) beat me in the .5 mile. All I saw out of the corner of my eye when I was exiting the water was some old guy, and because he wasn't in my age group (or the same sex) it didn't matter if I let him run through the chute before me. Dang it!


Ducks enjoying the swim:


Margaret beating some other lady into the chute:

Pumpkin muffin and lemonade - best fuel ever!


Super smiley, getting in position for the 1 mile race:

Exiting the 1 mile, and I beat Bob!


Margaret finishing her 1 mile:


Checking out the results:


We are both winners, again! I won both .5 and 1 mile, and Margaret got 2nd in both events!