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 2013-07-29 6:24 PM |
Pro  4672     Nutmeg State |  Subject: VIDEO - IMLP Time Trial Swim StartWith all the talk about the Swim Smart Initiative and the new swim starts at various NA WTC 140.6 events, I took a Go Pro video of the entire start at IMLP 2013 from the top of the boat house. Here's the video and my thoughts about how well it went from my view: http://somerandomthursday.blogspot.com/2013/07/ironman-lake-placid-... |
| 2013-07-29 7:53 PM in reply to: kaburns1214 |
Pro 6520  Bellingham, WA | Subject: RE: VIDEO - IMLP Time Trial Swim Start Couldn't see much on the video. Do people cross a timing mat as they enter the water? How many enter the water at a time? |
| 2013-07-29 8:01 PM in reply to: popsracer |
| 1053 | Subject: RE: VIDEO - IMLP Time Trial Swim Start Yes you cross a timing mat, and as fast as you see that group in the video moving forward is as fast as you enter the water. It is very similar to a running race, everyone just shuffles forward until they cross the start line. And once you cross you can run out a bit and just start swimming. It is not very crowded unless you try to hug the buoys. The turns were moderately crowded on the first loop. |
| 2013-07-30 1:01 AM in reply to: popsracer |
Regular 789 | Subject: RE: VIDEO - IMLP Time Trial Swim Start Originally posted by popsracer Couldn't see much on the video. Do people cross a timing mat as they enter the water? How many enter the water at a time? I'd say about 15-20 get into the water at a time to start swimming. IMCDA was this way this year and I wasn't crowded at all except at the turns. The start was very relaxing. Like getting into the water with 10-15 of your friends and start swimming type of thing. I was passing people constantly which was a mental satisfaction sort of thing since I was very confident swimming. |
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