Swim Across America Nantasket Beach - Swim1650 Freestyle


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Hull, Massachusetts
United States
Swim Across America
85F / 29C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 29m 40s
Overall Rank = 106/112
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 5/5
Pre-race routine:

Ate Chobani pineapple Yogurt and 1/2 corn muffin. Drank water.
Event warmup:

Did some shoulder warmup exercises, splashed myself with water.
Swim
  • 29m 40s
  • 1650 yards
  • 01m 48s / 100 yards
Comments:

This was my first race, so I just relaxed and tried to finish. If I do the race again next year, I'll try to swim faster and get a better time.

I felt bloated after the race. Not sure if it was the yogurts I ate...
What would you do differently?:

I would not stop before the finish line to let people take pictures of me. That can wait until after the finish! I didn't realize it at the time that the clock was still ticking and I had not "finished" yet!
Post race
Warm down:

Eh. Nothing.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Navigating. I swam a little off course a couple of times. Also, I would have swam faster if I had practiced more (duh).

Event comments:

Nice race. It was inspiring to hear about how we're helping families with cancer. It wasn't so fun to stand in the hot sun during the ceremony, but what are you going to do about that...it's the beach.

FYI...race results are posted at the end of the swim and at Coolrunning.com


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Last updated: 2010-07-15 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:29:40 | 1650 yards | 01m 48s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/5
Overall: 0/112
Performance: Good
Suit: Xterra sleeveless
Course: It was definitely nice to have the wetsuit on. I got used to the water after a few minutes. I liked the course - when I breathed on my left I could usually see a buoy and therefore know I was on course without having to sight constantly. It seemed like there were a lot of volunteers/angel swimmers around making sure everyone stayed on course. The buoy situation was a little confusing - they should have 2 buoys or an alternate colored buoy where people turned around.
Start type: Run Plus: Shot
Water temp: 68F / 20C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Average Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Average
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5