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Stevensville, Maryland
United States
Great Chesapeake Bay Swim
74F / 23C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 47m 46s
Overall Rank = 23/640
Age Group = M30-34
Age Group Rank = 2/24
Pre-race routine:

I was a little nervous about the procedures for the event. Woke up extra early, had a Clif builder bar and made are way to the event parking. took the bus over from the east shore to the west shore at sandy point state park. Got my pack and numbers and got myself situated. I took a few sips of gatoraid, but wish i had taken more.
Event warmup:

got the wetsuit on and did a bit of swimming around in the bay to see what the water felt like. Water felt very comfortable, probably too comfrotable as i would find out later.
Swim
  • 1h 47m 46s
  • 7744 yards
  • 01m 23s / 100 yards
Comments:

Overall i was happy with how i did. I was leading the race from miles 2 to about 3.5. I completely died in the last mile and was passed by a lot of people. The current in the last mile picked up and everyone was getting pushed into the bridge pylons. Prior to that i never really felt any current pushing or pulling
What would you do differently?:

I need to take in more nutrition before the race. I just did not have enough calories in me to swim that far.

I also need to do more training if i want to win this race. I never did one practice over 5,000 yards, which would need to increase.

Perhaps tape a GU pack to my arm under my wetsuit.
Post race



Last updated: 2013-04-03 12:00 AM
Swimming
01:47:46 | 7744 yards | 01m 23s / 100yards
Age Group: 2/24
Overall: 23/640
Performance: Average
Suit: HUUB Archimedes
Course: Majority of the race is swam between the two bay bridges
Start type: Run Plus:
Water temp: 76F / 24C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Good Navigation:
Rounding:
Post race
Weight change: %
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Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
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