Splish, Splash and Dash - 2 Mile - SwimOther


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Crystal Lake, Illinois
United States
Crystal Lake Park District
70F / 21C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 43m 49s
Overall Rank = 30/112
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 3/15
Pre-race routine:

got up a little something to eat - woke up #2 kid drove to Crystal Lake
Event warmup:

nothing really - stretched out the shoulders a little bit
Swim
  • 43m 49s
  • 3520 yards
  • 01m 14s / 100 yards
Comments:

interesting swimming is such a big group, especially at the start
What would you do differently?:

sight a little more/better, maybe start closer to front so not as many people to swim over i mean around.... but I am glad for the experience.
Post race
Warm down:

walked around, tried not to vomit :) ate a few bananas and rehydrated

What limited your ability to perform faster:

inexperience - this was my first OWR and definately the furthest I've ever swum nonstop. I could move closer to the front so I'm not swimming through some much traffic and I think being in a faster group would pull me along. For much of the swim I was by myself.

Event comments:

nice to do it.. great experience, met WHizzzz and some others (we could use freaking name tags) and chatted a bit with Tony - Nice guy!

hey just checked the race results - actually got 3rd in AG!




Last updated: 2007-05-01 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:43:49 | 3520 yards | 01m 14s / 100yards
Age Group: 3/15
Overall: 30/112
Performance: Good
Suit: QR short john
Course: out and back 2x
Start type: Wade Plus: Shot
Water temp: 72F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Average Drafting: Average
Waves: Average Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Good
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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] 3