Russian River Temperature

[Hunters Pa]

Hey all,

My wife will be doing the Barb's half Ironman this coming Saturday and the swims in the Russian River near Windsor.  Anyone know what water temp she will be looking at?

I'll be mountain biking from tasting room to tasting room with one of the other husbands

Thanks

[Frankfishing]

http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/dsdt/cwtg/npac_tmap.html
Hope this helps.

[Hunters Pa]

Thanks Frank, the swim is in the river itself though.

[yakuza]

historically seems pretty warm.

http://community.active.com/thread/46759;jsessionid=B424F5660486DC3175AEF1CD7BC85960.node0

Bring the wetsuit, as it'll be a race morning call, which really really sux.  That's pretty awesome that your wife does that HP.  70.3 is no joke.  Good luck

[Hunters Pa]

Thanks Yakuza

Yeah, she's been training hard.  Easily kick my scrawny butt.  Prepping for a full ironman in Nov 2011.

Not my thing, but she's into it

[yakuza]

Thanks Yakuza

Yeah, she's been training hard.  Easily kick my scrawny butt.  Prepping for a full ironman in Nov 2011.

Not my thing, but she's into it

If I ever wanted to do an full IM, I'd have had to start training like 6 years ago lmao.  that's just straight insanity. 

Hey i just noticed from your info that you're from La Mirada?  My folks live in La Habra now, off of Beach near Rosecrans.  My bro just bought a beach house down in HB, do you ever fish the Huntington flats for barries and sandies?

[Hunters Pa]

I'm real close to your parents.  I'm at La Mirada blvd & Imperial.

I work in Huntington, but most of the local time I spend on the water is at Cabrillo.

But once my skiff project is done then the flats will be on my list

[mickfish]

Friday before last surface temp was 72 I think it has cooled a degree or so I would guess top to bottom     6'-Top 65-70 mabye a little warmer. I'll check it tomorrow? Last year on Aug. 1st it was 79. Just above Healdsburg but I think they swim at Gurneville which would be a couple of degrees warmer.
Tell her to watch out in Alexander Valley cars are not being too polite lot of rides this year (don't trail the packs) and watch out for H20
 Bottles they are eveywhere during the weekends.

[Hunters Pa]

Thanks Mickfish.  We are driving up tomorrow & will check here when we get there. 

It's a pretty big event.  It starts & ends in Windsor, which is where we are staying (we LOVE our Worldmark timeshare!)

[Hunters Pa]

well she did pretty great & I'm damn proud.  She came in 4th in the swim leg at under 30 minutes for a mile.  Did ok on the bike & a blister the size of a silver dollar slowed the run, but she did it!

[Tote]

Bummer about the blister but great news about the swim.
I am guessin' you are a pretty proud hubby right about now.