Last week I was at Lake Cahuilla watching 10 women run endless circles around the lake that I swam in for Ironwoman Indian Wells 70.3 back in Dec! I realized I never really shared much about how I prepped for the race, so let’s take it back… For this race, the bikes had to be in the transition zone the night before, so I couldn’t warm up on the bike. The water was freeeezing and I didn’t want to be in there longer than necessary (my hands especially get so cold). So, I did a little jog and some drills to get my HR up and my body activated and then I put my wetsuit on and headed for the beach! When I first started doing open water swimming, roka reached out to send me one of their top of the line wetsuits, the Maverick, to keep me warm. Let me tell you, this thing is a GAME CHANGER, folks! It kept my whole body nice and warm in that freezing water but also gave me great mobility in my shoulders with their “ARMS-UP” technology and incredible buoyancy for optimal body position in the wate...