GA Games OWS Championships - SwimOther


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Acworth, Georgia
United States
Ga Games
80F / 27C
Overcast
Total Time = 58m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

35 min ride to the event. Everything was laid back. I did not pre-register, quick trip through the line. This was a very low key event. Lots of tri people getting in a OWS.
Event warmup:

couple of back and forth in the public roped off area to loosen up the shoulders.
Swim
  • 58m
  • 3281 yards
  • 01m 46s / 100 yards
Comments:

At the start, my goggles were leaking again. I had to turn over on my back and kick while I drained them and tightened them some. They were fine after wards. I settled in to a pace and felt fine. I held back on the first half of the course because I had not swum this distance in a long time. I wanted to finish strong. I found a nice draft and stuck with it. There was a line of people behind me doing the same thing.

At about the half way point, I was having some serious sighting issues. I lost mrhythmum because keepetryingng to sight. They did not have near enough buoys. I went a little wide, but not bad. At one point a women pulled beside me and was moving well. I slowed up to take her draft and saw she had fins on! LOL. She cheats, so was I cheating by drafting her fins? I did not care. All in fun.

The finish push was not smooth. buoys by the dam were hard to see plus it was a little choppy. I sighted buoys and almost cut the course. This mistake cost me some time.

Once I got lined up for the final push, I just told myself...four beat kick all the way home, not stopping the kick or slowing up, 4 beat, 4 beat. I actually slowed up the stroke and put some glide into finishing each one all the way.
What would you do differently?:

Actually put some WOs in before the race would be a great start!
Post race
Warm down:

No warm down...hung out with Bethany and some ATC people and watch the 1K race come in.

Event comments:

They blew this race by not having enough buoys. Add some more in and you have a great event.




Last updated: 2011-04-24 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:58:00 | 3281 yards | 01m 46s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 2