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Peaks to Portland - SwimOther

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Portland, Maine
United States
YMCA

Total Time = 1h 03m 9s
Overall Rank = 79/192
Age Group = M31-40
Age Group Rank = 18/33

Pre-race routine:

Up early to meet up with my kayaker escort @ the ferry terminal for the ferry ride over to Peaks Island

Event warmup:

None, it's a 2.4 mile swim so I figured I'd warm up along the way :)

Swim

1h 03m 9s
4000 yards
01m 35s / 100 yards

Comments:

I didn't hook up with my kayaker until I had crossed the 1/2 way point. There were more swimmers, more kayakers, and a wider channel than I had expected and the kayakers were WAAAAAY out there. Somehow we didn't connect and it took him awhile to locate me. I wasted several minutes during the swim looking for him or being distracted and not focusing on just swimming because I was thinking about where he was. Also my navigation was horribly dreadful. The course curves to the right, and I spent the middle part of the swim all the way to the LEFT. Didn't really think about it because I was still looking for my kayaker as I swam.

What would you do differently?:

Have kayaker closer to start line

Post race

Warm down:

None

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Have to connect sooner with kayaker. Once we met up, I was able to push harder the 2nd half of the swim

Event comments:

Already looking forward to next year.

Last updated: 2010-02-12 12:00 AM

Swimming
01:03:09 \| 4000 yards \| 01m 35s / 100yards
Age Group:	18/33
Overall:	79/192
Performance:
Suit:	Yes - Full Wetsuit
Course:	Start @ beach on Peaks Island and it's a one way swim to the mainland ending @ East End Beach. Pretty much a str8 shot, slight curve to the right.
Start type:	Deep Water	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	0F / 0C	Current:
200M Perf.	Good	Remainder:	Average
Breathing:	Good	Drafting:
Waves:		Navigation:	Bad
Rounding:

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?

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