Beach start?

ChrisM - 2009-07-06 12:00 PM How fast do you expect to swim?   If in the FOP, get in the front row.  Seed yourself accordingly.

Run to the water.  High step with high knees until about knee deep, then do a dolphin dive or two until it's too deep, then start swimming.  

If there is any surf, high step over the white water until you can't, then dolphin dive over the whitewater (unless it's too big  - also, dolphin divingunder is OK if you are SURE it's deep enough)

Find out if there is current beforehand and line up left/right of the first buoy accordingly, let the current take youto the buoy rather than fighting against it to get there.

Coming in, look behind you every other stroke or so, see if you can catch a ride on an incoming wave

You'll find people run fast to the water, then once past knee deep, they all just slow done.   Some don't high step or dolphin, but just slog through it, so be prepared for that.

Pre race, walk the area you'll be running into to make sure there aren't any holes, logs, whatever, to trip you up 

ChrisM - 2009-07-06 10:00 AM How fast do you expect to swim?   If in the FOP, get in the front row.  Seed yourself accordingly.

Run to the water.  High step with high knees until about knee deep, then do a dolphin dive or two until it's too deep, then start swimming.  

If there is any surf, high step over the white water until you can't, then dolphin dive over the whitewater (unless it's too big  - also, dolphin divingunder is OK if you are SURE it's deep enough)

Find out if there is current beforehand and line up left/right of the first buoy accordingly, let the current take youto the buoy rather than fighting against it to get there.

Coming in, look behind you every other stroke or so, see if you can catch a ride on an incoming wave

You'll find people run fast to the water, then once past knee deep, they all just slow done.   Some don't high step or dolphin, but just slog through it, so be prepared for that.

Pre race, walk the area you'll be running into to make sure there aren't any holes, logs, whatever, to trip you up 

Reno8 - 2009-07-06 11:27 AM


Chris;

Most informative, concise and to the point post I have seen on here in a while.

Maybe you need to become a coach while you are laid up for a while. 

Steve