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Lake Michigan Triathlon - Swim


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Kenosha, WI
United States
Lake Geneva Sports
85F / 29C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 28m 3s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = relay
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Tried to go to the bathroom but they were all backed up and totally disgusting. Found CindyK and MarkK and talked with them for awhile. Helped my brother and his fiance set up for the race. Brother was biking, sister in law-running.
Event warmup:

Got in the water and felt comfortable. Loosened up with about a 50 yard swim.
Swim
  • 28m 3s
  • 880 yards
  • 03m 11s / 100 yards
Comments:

The course says 1/2 mile, but it was longer than that. The fastest time was over 18 minutes so it had to be at least 3/4 mile. Anyway, it was long.
I actually felt pretty good during the swim, it just felt like it was taking forever. Guess I was right.
What would you do differently?:

Not much. Maybe work on faster pace workouts.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

My lack of being a mermaid.

Event comments:

Pretty small race. No fence around transition area and spectators could wander anywhere. Organization was good. Don't know about the rest of the course.


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Last updated: 2005-06-12 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:28:03 | 880 yards | 03m 11s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Suit: Tri suit with QR quickjohn
Course: out to far bouy, then along shoreline, back towards shore, along shoreline, then back out around far bouy then back towards shore.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 72F / 22C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Average Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Good
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
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] 3

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2005-07-25 2:58 PM

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2005-07-25 3:29 PM
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Subject: RE: Lake Michigan Triathlon
great photo. so, how cold was the lake? we were just up on lake superior over the weekend and i forgot how downright bone chilling the water is.
2005-07-25 11:09 PM
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Subject: RE: Lake Michigan Triathlon
The lake was actually comfortable, about 72 or so. My shorty wetsuit was plenty to keep me comfy, unlike the time I did this race solo and the water was 53 degrees! That stunk.

By the way, I'm the short one in the picture.

Edited by bmax 2005-07-25 11:11 PM
2005-07-26 7:41 AM
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Subject: RE: Lake Michigan Triathlon
Wow, thats cool. Congrats on a good swim! I need to do a relay one of these days, looks like a lot of fun. You get to do your part and then spend the rest of the race cheering on your friends! Nice photo too!!
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