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Polar Bear Plunge…sort of.

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Both Rob and I had our respective workouts to finish in the morning before heading up to the Polar Bear Plunge.

Going for a very cold plunge

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There used to be a annual polar bear swim right here in the beautiful and cough clean Potomac river, but from what I can tell, that seemed to have vanished.

Friday Photo of the Day: Me featured in a brochure swimming with a floaty duck

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Duck – was featured alongside me in the Polar Bear Plunge brochures that are now found in countless stores around the DC area.

Week in Review–February 5th, 2011

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Here’s what landed on the page: Saturday: Week in Review – January 29th, 2011 Monday: The 2011 Polar Bear Plunge…with a duck Tuesday: The Next Garmin Forerunner Multisport Watch Wednesday: A hands-on look at the Swimovate Pool-Mate Pro Thursday: Checking out the EZ-Trainer iPad ANT+ App Stuff that I found interesting around the interwebs: Ok, back to a normal amount of links this week after the link extravaganza last week, here’s the roundup: #1) ANT+ goes open source: Well, large parts of it anyway.

DC Hot Chocolate 15K 2011 Race Report (Alternate Title: How not to organize a race)

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Take for example, the Maryland Polar Bear Plunge – an event held 2 months from now about 30 minutes away in a much worse location as far as crowds go.

Week in Review–January 15th, 2012

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Garmin Winter Training–Cycling Garmin Winter Training - Running Now that we’ve seen ‘Winter Training’ in cycling and running, I’m waiting for the ‘Swimming – Polar Bear Plunge Edition’ one.

What I wear: Cold weather running

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Then we have the Polar Bear Plunge, which, as you can see – starts off as a run…but ended up turning into a swim.

Pants on the ground

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But if that’s up your alley, there ya go! One place where you won’t see this suit – or any wetsuits, is at tomorrow’s Polar Bear Plunge that I’ll be at.

Week in Review–January 15th, 2011

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Here’s what landed on the page: Saturday: A Week in Review – January 9th, 2011 Monday: A week in the Seychelles on Denis Island Tuesday: Preparing for the Polar Bear Plunge Wednesday: Thanks…and a tiny little request! Thursday: Garmin ANT+ Foot pods – everything you ever wanted to know Friday: Garmin Forerunner 310XT Giveaway! Stuff that I found interesting around the interwebs: Tons of great stuff out there this week on the internet, some of it spilling over from CES last week – but lots of stuff just starting to roll again as people get into the new year and focus on the spring/summer ahead: #1) ANT+ Phone Launch -(yes, technically last week): For those that haven’t seen it yet, Sony Ericsson will be adding ANT+ Support to its Xperia™ Arc, Xperia™ X8, Xperia™ X10 mini, and Xperia™ X10.