Bali Ocean Swim 10K - Swim


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Tuban, Bali
ID
28C / 82F
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 19m 18s
Overall Rank = 5/
Age Group = mens open
Age Group Rank = 4/
Event warmup:

A solid 1000
Swim
  • 2h 19m 18s
  • 10000 meters
  • 01m 23s / 100 meters
Comments:

The long run to the water then the long run through shallow surf hurt me badly. Once I was in the water I was OK though.

I didn't have a paddler this year and navigating around the course with up to 500m between markers was extremely difficult. Last year I had a paddler and was 2nd. While my fitness wasn't as good this year as I would have liked the primary cause of my poor performance was navigation.

The general organisation needs to be worked on as a mater of priority. I had one very near collision and half a dozen close calls.

The other major problem this year is that the course was short. The 10K was probably closer to 8.5K because there is no way I swam 2h 19m for 10K.
What would you do differently?:

Next year I'll bring my own paddler.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Mostly the lack of a paddler.

Event comments:

Some serious work is needed on this event. This was the 5th year and it went backwards badly compared with the previous two years that I competed.




Last updated: 2014-07-07 12:00 AM
Swimming
02:19:18 | 10000 meters | 01m 23s / 100meters
Age Group: 4/
Overall: 5/
Performance: Average
Suit: Light
Course: 2.3K long loop course parallel to the beach
Start type: Run Plus:
Water temp: 25C / 77F Current: Low
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Average Navigation: Bad
Rounding: Good
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Too easy
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 2