Head cold in big surf?

DawnPatrol321 · Jan 11, 2015

sisurfdogg said: ↑

OK, here is the rub. No one mentioned that shortness of wind can be an issue. I went out later in the day, as the winds died. It never went offshore, but there was a good groundswell in the water around chest high with shoulder high peaks and sets. The initial paddle out sucked, and it took me abit to get my wind after making it out pat the sandbar. I was gassed the whole session. I got lots of waves, but had to wait for some sets to go by to catch my breath after paddleing out after decent rides. I felt my age. I made some mistakes later in the session due to being out of position, and got pitched a couple times being in too far on sets. It was dead low tide and dredging off the bar a couple times.

So the moral is...if it was as big as it was predicted...well overhead...I would have gotten a beat down and it would not have been a fun session, maybe I may have gotten hurt. I swim 2000 meters 3x a week when it is flat. So I am in decent shape for an old guy. I would not advise going out in firing waves of size if you have a cold, unless you are a triathalete. So that is my story.
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Sucks getting old... Glad you still caught some despite the circumstances.

Betty · Jan 11, 2015

Maybe you had a little asthma induced by the cold?

sisurfdogg · Jan 11, 2015

Betty said: ↑

Maybe you had a little asthma induced by the cold?
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Maybe the ole wetsuite is getting a bit tight

surfsolo · Jan 12, 2015

Maybe taking medical advice from SI forums is, at best, inadvisable?????

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