31Dec11

After my recent neutering, I've taken the past couple of weeks off.  I'm back to about 95% and figured I'd give it a shot at the New Year's Eve Polar Bear Plunge.
 
I got there a bit early then met with Jim.  Gords and Josh soon arrived and 2 new guys were there too.
The wind was blowing something fierce and it was REALLY cold.  Water temp read 37-38 degrees and I know the wind was colder than that.
By the time I got to my speedo's I was freezing already.  I got in the water and it actually felt a TINY bit warmer!  My hands froze immediately though.  I felt pretty good in the water.  Adrenaline kicked in I guess.  I swam out to Josh and even though we've done this several times, I felt REALLY excited and happy for us.  The 2 new guys screaming non stop probably helped too!
I had a blast.  My hands hurt more than normal today.  Took longer to warm up than usual too.  Starting cold helps body but hurts hands I guess.

Fun day though.