Has anyone completed the 1 hour postal swim yet? If so, how did you do?
I missed 5,000 yards by 4 yards! So officially, since we have to "round down" I got 4995 yards.
BTW I am a 51 year old guy. What's weird to me is that I swam much better (well, 60 yards better) than last year, when I felt I was in significantly better shape. I also didn't get nearly as tired this year as last year.
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Any hints/tips or references you can give for newbie looking to complete the 1hour postal event ? I see a lot on the USMS site about results and calendar entries, but very little about getting ready to swim same.
Our team is encouraging, and we have many long distance swimmers and tri-fools. Most I've ever done to date continuously is 800y. I'd think it would be good to set a modest goal first time, such as 4x15min swim time + some factor for fatique (5-10%)? Do others recommend an actual 1 hour "time trial" before attempting a 1 hour swim ?
I recall running my first half-marathon. Though I won it, the blisters that I got put me out of running for 4-5 days. I swore I would never run that far in competition again and never did! How to avoid a repeat of that kind of experience from 25yrs ago here with a distance swim ?
Cheers de Mark W4CHL
Any hints/tips or references you can give for newbie looking to complete the 1hour postal event ? I see a lot on the USMS site about results and calendar entries, but very little about getting ready to swim same.
Our team is encouraging, and we have many long distance swimmers and tri-fools. Most I've ever done to date continuously is 800y. I'd think it would be good to set a modest goal first time, such as 4x15min swim time + some factor for fatique (5-10%)? Do others recommend an actual 1 hour "time trial" before attempting a 1 hour swim ?
I recall running my first half-marathon. Though I won it, the blisters that I got put me out of running for 4-5 days. I swore I would never run that far in competition again and never did! How to avoid a repeat of that kind of experience from 25yrs ago here with a distance swim ?
Cheers de Mark W4CHL
