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So, Dad DNF, but he did darned well, anyway.
We had to pull Father out of the water for hypothermia. At a bit shy of the five mile mark. At a bit shy of three hours.
He made nearly five miles in under three hours. In water temperatures between 59 and 63 degrees (15-17 degrees centigrade).
If Father can manage to gain about fifteen pounds over the next year, he ought to be able to make it all the way.
Edited To Add: A correction. I stated here that Father went a bit shy of the five mile mark. However, we were also taking GPS readings every fifteen minutes, and Lis and I just plotted how far he got at his final reading. At his final reading of 12:15, which was about five or ten minutes BEFORE we pulled him out of the water, he had swum 5.23 miles, just shy of five and a quarter miles. He made well OVER five miles in 2 hours 45 minutes.
He made nearly five miles in under three hours. In water temperatures between 59 and 63 degrees (15-17 degrees centigrade).
If Father can manage to gain about fifteen pounds over the next year, he ought to be able to make it all the way.
Edited To Add: A correction. I stated here that Father went a bit shy of the five mile mark. However, we were also taking GPS readings every fifteen minutes, and Lis and I just plotted how far he got at his final reading. At his final reading of 12:15, which was about five or ten minutes BEFORE we pulled him out of the water, he had swum 5.23 miles, just shy of five and a quarter miles. He made well OVER five miles in 2 hours 45 minutes.
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Linnea had very very mild hypothermia once. It was puzzling and worrying and then, when we realised what it was and that we hadn't recognised it earlier, kind of scary.