The whole time I have been worried about the lake water temperature and my sleevless wetsuit. I see very few short sleeve wetsuits by people training in the lake. I had already decided yesterday that I would try a practice swim this morning. Started my swim at 7 am. (same time as race start for Ironman Sunday). Once I got in the water and started swimming, the water temperature didn't really feel too bad. It almost felt good. My focus turned to finishing the darn 2.4 mile swim. That first buoy just seemed so far. Did amost one full loop. Not quite a 1.2 mile swim since I cut the corners.

My fear of being to cold in the water was gone.