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Great Hudson River Swim - SwimOther

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New York, New York
United States
Manhattan Islan Foundation
73F / 23C
Sunny

Total Time = 46m 18s
Overall Rank = 82/208
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/

Pre-race routine:

Got there about an hour before the race. Hung out with Dad and my son. Got into my suit and ate a gel with about 20 minutes to go.

Event warmup:

None.

Swim

46m 18s
2288 yards
02m 01s / 100 yards

Comments:

The current was pretty solidly against us, which made some of the longer stretches between bouys seem endless-- you'd swim for what seemed like forever and the landmarks didn't look any closer. Still, I kept a steady pace, passed a fair number of people. I caught a couple of packs but didn't stay with anyone for too long. Finally turned into the marina side by side with another guy. We both started sprinting for the finish and I beat him to the timing mat by about 2 seconds. It's the little things...

What would you do differently?:

Not much. It was ok. I did fine considering the conditions. Swimming against the current sux.

Post race

Warm down:

Got my swag bag and ate some food, then chilled out for a while and went to lunch with my cheering section.

Event comments:

NYC Swim puts on a great race. I enjoyed this race as much as last year, and I'd do it again.

Last updated: 2010-04-12 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:46:18 \| 2288 yards \| 02m 01s / 100yards
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	0/208
Performance:	Good
Suit:	2XU Comp2 Full
Course:	Mostly straight course from Christopher St. Pier to Battery Park
Start type:	Deep Water	Plus:	Shot
Water temp:	68F / 20C	Current:	High
200M Perf.	Good	Remainder:	Good
Breathing:	Average	Drafting:	Below average
Waves:		Navigation:	Good
Rounding:	Good

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:
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?
Post race activities:	Average
Race evaluation [1-5]	4