5280 Swim - Swim


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Raleigh, North Carolina
United States
FSSeries
60F / 16C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 28m 50s
Overall Rank = 13/38
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 1/4
Pre-race routine:

Oatmeal for breakfast.
Event warmup:

Swam a few easy 50s to get used to water
Swim
  • 28m 50s
  • 1600 meters
  • 01m 48s / 100 meters
Comments:

Did this as a fun event two days before Boston and to give me something to do while watching MLK. Did not push the pace at all!
What would you do differently?:

Push the pace
Post race
Warm down:

None

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Fitness and drive

Event comments:

Not a bad event. Would have definitely preferred to do the Olympic tri, but didn't want to blow the taper for Boston.




Last updated: 2009-05-31 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:28:50 | 1600 meters | 01m 48s / 100meters
Age Group: 1/4
Overall: 13/38
Performance: Average
Suit: Full
Course: Well marked and clear enough. Did have to make one funky turn to avoid a dock
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 65F / 18C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3