Planning a marathon swimming season is difficult, what with the logistics required with getting to the swim, support requirements, food, hotels, all that jazz. Throw into the mix a business trip that’ll take you out of town for half the season, and it’s even more difficult.

Right now I’m considering the SCAR swims in Arizona. Four swims over four days, with the last day being a 10K night swim, with light sticks and all. Forty miles over those four days, so it’s not a swim series for the faint of heart. There also might be an interesting 24-hour team swim nearby. In fact, if that swim happens, it most likely will happen close to my relatives’ home in PA. I’ve got my fingers crossed that race will happen.

Unfortunately, all of the swims in my local area will happen after I’m out of town. There are some shorter ones that are interesting. The 2-miler in Lake Audubon will happen in May, so I can make that one. One that I’m sad I’ll miss is a 10-miler just two hours south of me. Peluso Open Water is holding that one, but in October. Another they’re holding (after I’m gone) is what they’re calling a Glow Swim. 500 meter heats, and as long as you are in the top two, you move on to the next 500m heat. All while swimming at night with glow sticks, glow caps and glow body paint! Doesn’t that sound fun?!