Here's a swim I bet you would all hate. I did. It was in a sprint triathlon, a 350y swim indoors because upstate NY lakes are still far too cold. In an 8 lane, 25Y pool you jump into lane 1, no diving, go up to the end and on the turn you go off at an angle to go under the ropes. Up and down each lane and at the far end go under the ropes. In lane 8 climb out and run out the back door to your bike transition. I simply couldn't put any power into the turns and going under the ropes disrupted the synchronicity of my stroke, like the first two had no power.
Anybody ever done anything like this?
I've done 2 or 3 tri's like this in April in NJ with the swim at the beginning in normal order and 8x25s. Remember that you are also adding the width of the pool to the swim length and that additional length adds time.
The first time i raced like this it was awkward to say the least. For the second time, I practiced the turns a bit and was able to do all flip turns and push-off under the lane lines without any trouble. Part of my problem too was that they are sending off the next swimmer :10 seconds behind (we're supposed to be seeded by time, but people don't tell the truth or know their times), and I didn't want to get caught from behind, so I took off afap and was dead at about 100 yards. Did a better job of holding a pace the second time and had an easier time getting out and running to T1 too.
I've done 2 or 3 tri's like this in April in NJ with the swim at the beginning in normal order and 8x25s. Remember that you are also adding the width of the pool to the swim length and that additional length adds time.
The first time i raced like this it was awkward to say the least. For the second time, I practiced the turns a bit and was able to do all flip turns and push-off under the lane lines without any trouble. Part of my problem too was that they are sending off the next swimmer :10 seconds behind (we're supposed to be seeded by time, but people don't tell the truth or know their times), and I didn't want to get caught from behind, so I took off afap and was dead at about 100 yards. Did a better job of holding a pace the second time and had an easier time getting out and running to T1 too.
