We are up here in Lake Placid, NY for the training weekend. Long drive from MA in the pouring rain, but not too bad. At around 4:30 after we put all our stuff in the rooms we headed down to Mirror lake for a swim. The first thing you notice is that they have lane lines!!! Well, they have bouys all the way across the lake for the kayak/rowing people to race. The triathletes stay right on the line to avoid being run over by the fast moving boats. Let me tell you, they are FAST moving. While you are swimming if you breath and see them the next time you breath they are out of sight. The water temp felt like it was about 68, would love for it to be that for Ironman. Not sure how far I swam, I’ll have to see if I can figure it out on google maps. I felt good, just like at Patriot. Tomorrow, a REAL LONG bike ride.