Gecko Hagg Lake 4K Open Water Swim - SwimOther


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Gaston, Oregon
United States
Gecko Triathlon Club
69F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 54m 22s
Overall Rank = 12/142
Age Group = 55-59
Age Group Rank = 1/5
Pre-race routine:

Sat calmly in the shade while everyone else was standing out in the sun. It was a warm morning
Event warmup:

Swam 200 yds. Everything felt just right.
Swim
  • 54m 22s
  • 4000 meters
  • 01m 22s / 100 meters
Comments:

I used to be a swimmer but due to shoulder problems I dropped out of the sport. A couple of years ago I started into triathlons and that has helped me recover some of my swimming ability. Well the patience is finally paying off. This was my best swim in 15 years. I was thrilled. One surprising thing was how hot I got. I had never before swum a race in a wetsuit in water this warm. For whatever reason, my cap worked it's way off with about 1/4 of the race left. It made me feel cooler. As it was hanging on my strap I pulled it off and jammed it down my wetsuit. As the neck opened up water rushed in. It was so refreshing. I don't know how people swim long races in wetsuits in warm water.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Post race
Warm down:

Breathed a lot

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Being old. There were only 6 swimmers older than me. :-)

Event comments:

Timing tabulation delays. Almost everyone, including me, was gone before the results were available.




Last updated: 2009-02-14 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:54:22 | 4000 meters | 01m 22s / 100meters
Age Group: 1/5
Overall: 12/142
Performance: Good
Suit: Xterra Vendetta
Course: 2 loops counter clockwise around an irregular shaped polygon. Fairly flat water except one leg that came close to an area of ski oats. Nothing particularly challenging, just caught most of us off guard the first time around.
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Shot
Water temp: 69F / 21C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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