Jim McDonnell Lake Swim - 1 Mile - SwimOther


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Reston, Virginia
United States
Reston Masters
75F / 24C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 28m 18s
Overall Rank = 32/86
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 5/10
Event warmup:

none :0(
Swim
  • 28m 18s
  • 1760 yards
  • 01m 37s / 100 yards
Comments:

The water felt like the pool! I was surprised at the # of people that wore wetsuits, I think I would have overheated. But I did use earplugs and a warm cap. I got a deep hip cramp on the long leg back to the start, but it didn't effect me too much and let up enough to sprint around the drain (ick!) and to the finish.
What would you do differently?:

Eat a bananna before the race like I usually do! I would have warmed up, but I got stuck in the line for the bathroom and thought I only had a couple min. to get ready before the start.
Post race
Warm down:

Watched for my sis and team mates to come in, streched out my hip a bit.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

maybe the clinic the day before, I got a little sunburn and couldn't sleep too well the night before.

Event comments:

They really need to get more port-a-lets, the lines were at least 15 min. long!




Last updated: 2009-02-24 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:28:18 | 1760 yards | 01m 37s / 100yards
Age Group: 4/10
Overall: 0/86
Performance: Average
Suit: TYR swim suit
Course: 1 mile around bouys along shore, 1 dog leg
Start type: Deep Water Plus:
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4