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2011-08-18 9:14 PM


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So today I purchased my first wet suit and and went out and did my first open water swim in newport.. I have only been training for about 3 weeks with about a hand full of pool swims under my belt. My girlfriend followed me with a stand up paddle board ( multi tasking hang out with the lady and get a workout in al at the same time hahaha ) but i felt pretty good for my first swim and had the following splits:

1 mile: 27.58 mins.

1.3 mile: 36.40 mins.

2.15 mile in 1 HR

As far as times go how are these times, I am new to this and need feedback and comparison. I still have 9 months roughly till my first full IM texas (may 19th) and 7 months till my first 70.3 ( oceanside ) Am open to any all all comments and if there are any local southern california athletes I could always use training parteners 

2011-08-19 1:24 AM
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How did you measure your distances?
2011-08-19 12:26 PM
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timex global trainer. Had my girl wear it as she followed me as it doesn't seem to get good gps signal when its in the water while your swimming...
2011-08-19 5:16 PM
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I would say that if you can swim 1 mile in 27mins then you did pretty well.
2011-08-19 5:27 PM
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my goal is to swim a 1 hour 2.6 mile

2011-08-19 7:31 PM
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Why 2.6?

2011-08-20 7:17 PM
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Sorry I mean 2.4 hahaha I really need to start reading what I type before  post it.....

2011-08-20 8:39 PM
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If you can do 2.4 miles in 1 hour, you are well ahead of the pack. I was 1:10 in IMFL and finished well within the front of the pack. (17/83 age group and 731 out of 2400.  one hour would be around 200 place.

Just to beware, your times right now are not super close to 1 hour, it will be a lot of hard work to get down to that mark.

2011-08-21 2:28 PM
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ya i know 1 hour is a really ambitious goal but I am not doing my iron man for another 9 months and most of my wasted time was all the stopping I did to rest while swimming I would still even be happy with a 1:15 but a 1hr would be even better..
2011-08-21 4:03 PM
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That is a good time. Any idea what the current was doing? It just seems a bit too fast given the info you shared. Sorry to cast doubt but false confidence can wreck races.
2011-08-21 6:15 PM
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it was n the harbor so as for current I am not exactly sure but it was smooth water and not to choppy, I use to play water polo a long time ago so I am a pretty good swimmer and I was in a full suit so i hope it was a realistic test but we will see I will be doing it again soon to see. I figured it had to be pretty close cause in the pool I usually swim a 30 minute mile and that is with 30-60 sec breaks every 250-500

2011-08-21 7:21 PM
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I'd focus more on not needing those breaks, and less on time. 

 

2011-08-21 8:17 PM
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a that was what I mean by more training I won't need those breaks and that should alone give me at least 5 minutes faster time
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