Fall Swims & Low Sun
Beautiful open water ocean swims in Avila Beach with a wonderful bike ride out Highway 1 and back O'Conner Road.
SLOGoing
- Oct 18, 2021
- 3 min
Just Some Running
With bad weather, no swims this week. Instead: a trail race in Montana de Oro!
SLOGoing
- Oct 10, 2021
- 5 min
A Week in the Big City
A week of swimming, biking, and running in San Francisco, plus a bonus Air Show during Fleet Week.
SLOGoing
- Oct 3, 2021
- 4 min
Eastern Sierra Swimming
A brief week on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada, with the last-of-season lake swims in June Lake and Convict Lake.
SLOGoing
- Nov 1, 2020
- 3 min
A Journey to the Pool
With COVID-19 restrictions still very prominent in life, I just haven't even tried to get to the pool (which involves reserving a lane)....
SLOGoing
- Oct 26, 2020
- 2 min
Bait Balls and Whales
It is a light week of swimming, with my weekdays packed with work, leaving no time to swim. The days are getting shorter so a dawn patrol...
SLOGoing
- Jul 5, 2020
- 3 min
Just Gonna Swim
New wetsuit, warm waters, and sea foam make for an exciting week in the water.
SLOGoing
- Jun 28, 2020
- 2 min
Shark Week
Swimming towards a shark, plus numerous confirmed sightings, had me hang up my goggles for the week.
SLOGoing
- Jun 21, 2020
- 3 min
Light Week
Most weeks I am doing some sort of activity at least 6 of the days, taking one day off. This was the week to take a few days off....
SLOGoing
- Jun 15, 2020
- 6 min
Exiting the Safety of the Bay
With so much swimming in the same area, it was exciting to leave the safety of the bay and venture out past the point.
SLOGoing
- Jun 8, 2020
- 3 min
Getting Back in the Groove
I'm not going to lie... my three days in the mountains, coupled with all of my upcoming events and competitions being cancelled, has left...
SLOGoing
- Jun 5, 2020
- 3 min
Strange Things in the Bay
Warming waters and a rescue of a sad, deflated raft lost at sea.
SLOGoing
- May 24, 2020
- 4 min
The Bay is Too Small
I've been swimming solely in Avila Bay for 9 weeks now and the bay keeps getting smaller and smaller. The same old buoy route is becoming...
SLOGoing
- May 19, 2020
- 3 min
Warming Up
The water is finally warming up and the conditions have been outstanding.
SLOGoing
- May 2, 2020
- 3 min
Hot Air, Cold Water
We have had offshore winds for a few days now, which upwells the cold water from deep in the ocean. The water temps have certainly not...
SLOGoing
- Apr 27, 2020
- 4 min
The Ocean is Open
Water temperatures are still low, the weather is warm, and the ocean is open for swimming.
SLOGoing
- Apr 19, 2020
- 4 min
Swim, swim, swim!
The weather stayed clear, the beach stayed open, and my schedule allowed for regular open water ocean swims.
SLOGoing
- Apr 12, 2020
- 3 min
Rain & Sharks Over Swimming
Between rain and a shark sighting, swimming was not frequent. The one swim was quite dark and cold.
SLOGoing
- Apr 5, 2020
- 3 min
Swimming: Back in the Water
Finally, getting regular swims back into the routine. It couldn't get more perfect.