Pyramid Lake Practice

Although it was very cold, I needed to test my new wetsuit in some real open water in preparation for my 1st triathlon (The Vineman) next Saturday. So today we headed to Pyramid Lake, the local saltwater lake with nice windblown waves.

My face, hands, and feet got numb from the cold, but the wetsuit kept the rest of me pretty warm. I think I may have bought too big a wetsuit as you can see from the rolled up legs and the wrinkling around the knees. I wonder if they'll take it back...no I didn't initiate it in the way you're wondering.

Yes, I did photoshop these pics a bit because I couldn't bear to make my belly flab public quite yet...I also sharpened up the colors a bit. :)

Bella and Circle had fun building sandcastles, but they left the ice-cold water swimming to me.