Don’t forget this early season opportunity to get in touch with your rubberized self!  J  RSVP to Mike Abegg,

Another timely free clinic brought to by the MN TriClub.

Wetsuits: they are a necessity here in Minnesota! Learn how to choose them, care for them, and use them to your best advantage.

If you've recently purchased a wetsuit and are wondering how to use it properly, or if you're considering a wetsuit purchase and wonder about the different options, or if you're an experienced wetsuit swimmer just looking to hang out on Sunday morning, this is the clinic for you. This clinic will be open to both MN TriClub members and non-members alike.

The FREE clinic will be held THIS SUNDAY, May 24, at 8:00 AM, at Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis. We will meet at 7:45 at the main beach bathhouse on the northwest side of the lake, east of Cedar Avenue. (Probably under one of the white vinyl canopies if space is available.)

This will be a one-hour session including:
-Choosing & fitting a wetsuit
-Putting on a wetsuit
-How swimming in a wetsuit is different from swimming in a swimsuit
-Removing a wetsuit in race conditions
-Caring for your wetsuit

The focus of this clinic is on wetsuits, not open-water swimming per se.  It will be primarily a dry-land clinic with some opportunity for in-water experimenting and practice at the end. (Greater depth on open-water swimming will be covered at the June 7 with Dave Cameron at Lake George, which will include a lot of in-water time. Check it out.)

-if you haven't swum in your wetsuit yet this year, soak it in the bathtub on Friday then let it dry out.  Otherwise you'll think it shrunk over the winter.  (This is an old Emilio DeSoto tip from Slowtwitch.)

-if you don't have a wetsuit, email me your height & weight with your RSVP, I'll post a listing later this week of what sizes I'm looking for in case we can arrange a loaner.  (I've got nothing better to do Saturday, so I can drive around borrowing wetsuits.)

Please RSVP to Mike Abegg, rhysem@... or michaelabegg@mm.com, and include:
-name
-phone number in case of last minute cancellation for weather reasons
-if you have a wetsuit, and what brand & type
-height & weight if you want me to try and find you a wetsuit to borrow

What to bring:
-come dressed in a swimsuit, or preferably in whatever gear you plan to race in, with a sweatshirt, etc. over it if it's chilly.
-towel
-goggles & cap
-wetsuit if you have one

Note that you should pay for parking in the lot if you don't have a
sticker, it's only a couple bucks and helps pay for the cost of
maintaining the city parks.  And they DO ticket!

See you there!  E-mail me if you have any questions.

Mike Abegg