Subject: RE: How much OWS practice?I'm not saying any of the other advice is wrong - try to practice outside, but I didn't need it. I practiced a couple times in the pool before the race with my wetsuit and practiced sighting. Don't get me wrong, I WANTED to get a couple OW swims in, but logistically, it wasn't going to work for me. I had absolutely NO problem during the event. But let me note: I love to swim, used to be a lifeguard, scuba dive, etc. I feel completely at home in the water and had no fears of the swim. I was a little aprehensive of the so called "washing machine" of hundreds of people starting all together, so I decided to take BT advice and start towards outside edge of the main pack. I realized quickly that I was able to get ahead of the main pack pretty quickly and have my space. I'm not the best swimmer, but almost alway get out of the water in the top 20% of swimmers. |