Tri the Parks - Richard B. Russell State Park : Official Thread

The course doesn't stand a chance.

It depends on how you do it.  With the right technique you actually do not lose any time sighting or at least not much.

I will try to describe how I do it, but others may have input...

every 8 or so strokes or least until you hit space, do the following...at you go to take your left arm stroke, keep your arm straight as you take the stroke.  This will act as a fulcrum and slightly lift you chest up high.  As you are pushing down, pick you head up straight up instead of sideways.  Exhale as you are doing it.  You only need to bring your chin to the surface. With your chest up and head looking forward, you can sight and take a breath at the same time.  You will only a second or two to sight, but that is all you need.   This is not a jerky motion, it is a smooth as your normal stroke (else it will slow you down).  

Here is a video of Any Potts doing this approach:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi8F-YIN72w

Andy is in the ocean with waves and up and down...you will be in a lake and not need to lift your head as much...

alltom1 - 2010-08-09 1:20 PM I want in on this action, too... $10 on Slayer to win the race w/his bike split. Sorry, buddy, there's no way in God's green earth you're dialing it back for 25mi in a race!

Yeah.  If Slayer races his race and ends up on the podium I don't think he should be buying donuts.  It's easy to say "you could've been faster if you had done X, Y, and Z", but he is the Slayer!