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Otužilci Frýdek≈Místek together beside the River Ostravice in winter
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October 2023

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Start training for the second Cold-Water Duathlon

It may seem early to start thinking about it, but it is not. If you want to run a marathon in the spring, now is the time to buy your trainers and start running too. The Frýdek-Místek and Frýdlant nad Ostravicí cold-water swimming season ends on 30 March 2024, and the finale will include our second Cold-Water Duathlon: a race combining running and swimming.
Otakar Zemek2 min read
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Two weeks of cold-water swimming: how do you keep going all winter?

It has been two weeks since the season began. The weather has mostly been kind to us. The water is around 15°C; only once has it been as low as 10.6°C. The sun is shining, and getting out of the water feels almost like summer. Every Saturday somebody new comes along to try it and thinks: so this is cold-water swimming? Now is the time to pay attention.
Otakar Zemek2 min read
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