Monterey Beach Sportsfestival - Swim


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Monterey, California
United States
Monterey Bay
65F / 18C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 03m 38s
Overall Rank = 10/23
Age Group = 30-39
Age Group Rank = 3/6
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 0530 Got ready ate a banana, drank arginine and muscle fuel on way to event (620), ate banana about 7, took O2 gold at 0730 and ate VO2 max bar at 0745.
Event warmup:

Swam a little to get feet, hands and face used to the temp
Swim
  • 1h 03m 38s
  • 4400 yards
  • 01m 27s / 100 yards
Comments:

The race started at 0800 so the sun was right in your eyes heading east, making it hard to spot the buoys.
What would you do differently?:

I would have gone out faster and try to maintain contact with the pack as long as I could instead of worrying about dying.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around, ate ta DB bar, and drank rehydrate

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Mental, planning

Event comments:

IT was the inaugural event, but it was run very professionally.




Last updated: 2014-09-17 12:00 AM
Swimming
01:03:38 | 4400 yards | 01m 27s / 100yards
Age Group: 3/6
Overall: 10/23
Performance: Good
Suit: Yes
Course: Monterey bay
Start type: Run Plus:
Water temp: 61F / 16C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4