Go The Distance Poll

↑Congratulations↑ I'm at 248 mi now and my goal was only 200 miles. For breakdown I'm estimating at least: - 41 miles were straight kicking - 40 miles above 1.6m/s* - 38 miles of drills - 18 miles were fly - 10 miles were over 1.7m/s* - Less than 10 miles were with a bouy - 5 miles were backstroke - 4.5 miles were done in Spain - Less than 2 miles were breastroke (this will change now) - a net 200 meters at ~1.95m/s maintained for at least one length - 37.5 meters of naked swimming* - Haven't used fins yet (probably need them) - 90% was done in over 84⁰F water (over 90⁰F a couple times) *does not include wall and dive speed This is all calculated, think I will actually keep track of these in 2013 Ah....the scientific approach. Can you please clarify: How much of the 5 miles backstroke was done naked, with a buoy and in Spain? :D

Ah....the scientific approach. Can you please clarify: How much of the 5 miles backstroke was done naked, with a buoy and in Spain? :DI lied, I didn't swim any breastroke. Just put it up there to see if anyone would read. Happy Thanksgiving!

- 37.5 meters of naked swimming* You dove in and your suit fell off at 12.5 meters? I applaud you for completing the 50. :applaud: :)

Today was my annual day to be in awe of the GTD leaders. Every so often I'll see where I stack up in my age group, but today I decided to look at the overall list. The first thing that stood out is just how far the leaders have swum and the second was just how far down the list I am. I had to scroll through lots of swimmers before I found my name. As of November 22nd, 15 swimmers are over 1,000 miles. The leader, Timothy Martin is at 1828.05 miles (he's 300 miles ahead of second place!). The 22nd was the 326th day of the year. That means he's averaged 5.61 miles or 9869 yards per day! To be over 1,000 miles right now you'd need to average 5,400 yards per day. That is a lot of swimming. :bow:

Kirk, I am agreement with you on the GTD participants who have high distances for the year, this year, and/or any year. 1,000 + miles is quite a feat. I sent an e-mail to the GTD mailbox earlier this year asking them to reach out to those swimmers and inquire about their GTD participation vs personal life. To have swum 1,800 + miles, to me, means very little time for anything else, regarding family life, and social life. I would like to know how these folks find that swim/life/work balance. I normally swim in the 3500 - 4000 range, and still have time to volunteer, do social activities, and family life. I swim 5-6 times per week. Are these high distance swimmers unemployed, self-employed, retired, students who are supported by their parents or grants/scholarships, etc. I am curious as next year for GTD I plan on being in the 4000 - 5000 range each time I swim next year. I do surmise that many of the high distance swimmers are primarily Open Water swimmers. That's just a guess. I would like USMS and/or Swimmer magazine look into this particular phenomenon.

To swim 10,000 yards at a fast pace of 1:15 per 100 yards would require 125 minutes. To swim the same distance at a 1:30 pace would require 150 minutes. And remember that's swimming every single day. I certainly don't have that kind of dedication. If I get in five days in a week it's an achievement! Some people really like to exercise, though. I'm not one of them.

My friend John Kuzmkowski, who is currently in second place: John Kuzmkowski M58 ALMT 1,524.40 would probably answer some of Bill's questions. John is not a terribly speedy swimmer but he is a very dedicated and indefatigable one. I am fairly certain he swims almost every day in the early morning, and does so in a steady fashion for 90 minutes or perhaps longer, before going to work. He's the owner of a roofing company and is by no means retired. I don't think his swimming interferes with the rest of his life. I, too, admire people with this much stamina and perseverance. I don't think my shoulders could hold out doing this much yardage, and I suspect my times in shorter races would be negatively impacted because when you are going exclusively for distance, it's hard to work in much real sprint or middle distance work. That said, I'm off to burn some of the 17,832 calories I ate yesterday with a slow fat-burning il garbagio swim at the Y! Assuming, that is, my bulk does not displace all the water from the pool...see more at my vlog.

I just made my yearly goal this week , so it's gravy for the last 5 weeks of this year !

After coming up just short of 500 miles for the year in each of the last two years, I finally did it. I'm at 501 as of this morning. :banana:

Kirk, I am agreement with you on the GTD participants who have high distances for the year, this year, and/or any year. 1,000 + miles is quite a feat. I sent an e-mail to the GTD mailbox earlier this year asking them to reach out to those swimmers and inquire about their GTD participation vs personal life. To have swum 1,800 + miles, to me, means very little time for anything else, regarding family life, and social life. I would like to know how these folks find that swim/life/work balance. I normally swim in the 3500 - 4000 range, and still have time to volunteer, do social activities, and family life. I swim 5-6 times per week. Are these high distance swimmers unemployed, self-employed, retired, students who are supported by their parents or grants/scholarships, etc. I am curious as next year for GTD I plan on being in the 4000 - 5000 range each time I swim next year. I do surmise that many of the high distance swimmers are primarily Open Water swimmers. That's just a guess. I would like USMS and/or Swimmer magazine look into this particular phenomenon. I know of 2 men in my Lmsc that swim high distances and both lead very fulfilled lives actually probably more than the average person. I disagree with your post tone but agree they should be highlighted by USMS