"I hate swimmers!"
This was a comment I overheard at a triathlon that I competed in today. There was a group of triathletes discussing thier dislike of those of us that can swim. I just found it a interesting comment and wanted to see what others had to say about it.
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Originally posted by Scansy
I agree that the swims don't seem long enough relative to the other legs. Last weekend, I did a tri with a 1/4 mile swim, 11 mile bike and 4 mile run.
I came out of the water in the top half of the pack, but nearer the middle than the top. But if the swim had been longer (say twice as long), I would have been closer to the top. I had just started to get warmed up and got a good rhythm going - I am certain that with more distance I would passed more people.
With the way the races start - a big group of people flailing in the water - it is hard to get a good swim stroke going until the pack spreads out some - and this just doesn't happen much in a 1/4 mile.
In a quarter mile swim I often spent most of the swim portion searching for space in which to swim. When I would finally find some room and be able to really swim - the swim would be over. The swim leg was the only part I was good at. Also, the swim leg seems to be shortened all too often. We had a tri here that was 1/2 mile swim, 15.5 mile bike, 5 K run - distances that are as good as it gets for swimmers. Alas, the swim leg was shortened to 1/4 mile while the other distances remained the same.
Originally posted by Scansy
I agree that the swims don't seem long enough relative to the other legs. Last weekend, I did a tri with a 1/4 mile swim, 11 mile bike and 4 mile run.
I came out of the water in the top half of the pack, but nearer the middle than the top. But if the swim had been longer (say twice as long), I would have been closer to the top. I had just started to get warmed up and got a good rhythm going - I am certain that with more distance I would passed more people.
With the way the races start - a big group of people flailing in the water - it is hard to get a good swim stroke going until the pack spreads out some - and this just doesn't happen much in a 1/4 mile.
In a quarter mile swim I often spent most of the swim portion searching for space in which to swim. When I would finally find some room and be able to really swim - the swim would be over. The swim leg was the only part I was good at. Also, the swim leg seems to be shortened all too often. We had a tri here that was 1/2 mile swim, 15.5 mile bike, 5 K run - distances that are as good as it gets for swimmers. Alas, the swim leg was shortened to 1/4 mile while the other distances remained the same.
