It was a balmy 35 degrees outside today with the water in Lake Lanier a soothing 45 degrees when Brennan and mark launched themselves into the diminishing body of water. Holy mackeral!! Was that COLD!! If you ever wonder if you are alive ... really alive ... participate in a "Polar Bear" event. The senses are definitely heightened when you jump into a cold lake in January ... no wet suit, so warm water, no warm blow dryers nearby. So, New Years Day was eventful in the fact that Brennan and Mark not only jumped in the lake with about 50 other people, but that hayden went as the official documenter of the events. After the jump, they were interviewed by an Atlanta Journal reporter who seemed oblivious to the tempereature and their shivering ... that was funny in and of itself. If you get a chance look online at the AJC site to see if they are quoted or pictured ... It did take about 30 minutes after the event for the guys to get feeling back into their extremeties but that wasn't enough to keep them from already starting to contemplate next year's event! So, write it down on your calendar ... if you want to participate, let us know and we can work out a "plan" ... as a side note, emergency personnel were on hand in the evnt anyone's heart stopped for longer than the few moments after your body met the water ... good times! :-)
2 comments:
BRRR!
We hope all is well there!
Renee
That is seriously comedy that the reporter wanted to chat right after their swim, as they stood there in shorts, soaking wet!! That is awesome!! Maybe we will take you up on it next year... At this point, I have enough meat on my bones that I might not even feel the cold!
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