Jim McDonnell Lake Swim - 2 Mile - SwimOther


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Reston, Virginia
United States
Reston Masters Swim Team
Sunny
 		Total Time = 59m 27s
Overall Rank = 55/207
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 7/14
Pre-race routine:

Checked in and hung out for a while talking to everyone else. There were tons of people there so it was fun just hanging out. There was a lot of talk of how warm the water was and who was going to go with or without a wetsuit.
In the end I decided no wetsuit since it was warm and Cozumel is not going to be wetsuit legal.
Event warmup:

None. Got in the water with my wave and by the time I swam 10 meters to the start they yelled for us to go.
Swim
  • 59m 27s
  • 3219 meters
  • 01m 51s / 100 meters
Comments:

I got caught off guard by the start, so I was behind a wall of swimmers, but the wave wasn't all that big so by the time I cut along the shore, I had clear water. By the time I hit the turn in the cove, I was with a woman who was swimming a perfect pace for me. I ended up swimming on her feet for an entire loop. I lost her after the turn in the cove on the second loop, but found someone else after that. This was the best job of drafting I've ever done in a swim.

Felt pretty good (especially without a wetsuit) and was able to push for most of the swim. The only issue I had was that without the wetsuit I kept locking my knees to keep my legs up. By the second loop my right knee was killing me and I had to do an exaggerated kick to loosen it up. Every time I tried not to lock it, I would lose concentration on my stroke and slow way down. I'll have to work on that.

Fairly happy with my time though. On pace for a 1:11+ IM swim, but that is without a wetsuit and it's still pretty early in the year.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Post race
Warm down:

Hung out with everyone and grabbed some food

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Training

Event comments:

This is a great race. The only reason I wouldn't give it a '5' is that it's pretty expensive, but it was very well run and had good food and giveaways.




Last updated: 2011-05-31 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:59:27 | 3219 meters | 01m 51s / 100meters
Age Group: 7/14
Overall: 55/207
Performance: Good
~1/2 lap 1 - 15:55 End lap 1 - 13:15 ~1/2 lap 2 - 16:39 End lap 2 - 13:38
Suit:
Course: 2 laps of a T shaped course. A long out and back with a side trip into a cove.
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation: 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?
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4