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Elaine Krugman — Wed, 15 May 2013 09:03:12 GMT

Thanks, Elaine! I took it nice and easy, with just enough kick. I'm sure I could have kept going. Maybe I'll do 1,500m in the near future just for fun. :D Now you're talking my language! :bliss:

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rxleakem — Tue, 14 May 2013 09:32:34 GMT

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jethro — Tue, 14 May 2013 07:30:30 GMT

WooHOOOO Jethro! :applaud: Welcome to the club! How did it feel? Did it feel like you could keep going past 500? For me, once I got past 500, I was able to continue by keeping the glides long and slicing my stroke out at the waist, rather than pushing back further towards my thighs. I also kept the kick easy. Definitely sign up for Butternuts; the t-shirt is cool. I wear mine with pride! :banana: Thanks, Elaine! I took it nice and easy, with just enough kick. I'm sure I could have kept going. Maybe I'll do 1,500m in the near future just for fun. :D

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Former Member — Tue, 14 May 2013 06:52:07 GMT

While I was off gallivanting around in Indianapolis, my teammates went to a local LCM meet. It was the the masters debut of one of them and another's first swim meet ever. They both won their age group high point awards as did another teammate, and the team won our very first team high point trophy! :cheerleader: :banana:

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Elaine Krugman — Tue, 14 May 2013 05:55:48 GMT

Did it! 500m LCM fly today.:banana: Sadly, I forgot to bring a Butternut form with me, but I'll crank out another swim on Friday and be sure to get a witness. Now that I've been there, done that, I would like the t-shirt. :agree: WooHOOOO Jethro! :applaud: Welcome to the club! How did it feel? Did it feel like you could keep going past 500? For me, once I got past 500, I was able to continue by keeping the glides long and slicing my stroke out at the waist, rather than pushing back further towards my thighs. I also kept the kick easy. Definitely sign up for Butternuts; the t-shirt is cool. I wear mine with pride! :banana:

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jethro — Tue, 14 May 2013 01:29:02 GMT

Excellent job conquering that difficult event, Jet! Long and strong for that butternut swim! :cheerleader: Did it! 500m LCM fly today.:banana: Sadly, I forgot to bring a Butternut form with me, but I'll crank out another swim on Friday and be sure to get a witness. Now that I've been there, done that, I would like the t-shirt. :agree:

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GregJS — Thu, 09 May 2013 10:21:04 GMT

Excellent job conquering that difficult event, Jet! Long and strong for that butternut swim! :cheerleader: I'm sure "long and strong" is great advice; but since a picture's worth 1000 words, might as well post your very, very long but strong butternutter swim from not quite two weeks ago. Definitely deserves an attaboy! Those cheers you hear at the end were definitely the loudest for that whole meet. (Hope you don't mind me posting this, coach!) www.youtube.com/watch

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rxleakem — Thu, 09 May 2013 09:56:43 GMT

Excellent job conquering that difficult event, Jet! Long and strong for that butternut swim! :cheerleader:

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jethro — Thu, 09 May 2013 02:02:26 GMT

Today I swam my first-ever LCM 200 fly. Was it slow? Yes. Was it pretty? Probably not the whole time. But I did it, and probably could have kept going. I guess I'm now ready for Butternuts. :afraid:

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rxleakem — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:54:09 GMT

Well done, Carol! Anyone who can do all 5 postals including the 10K deserves a big cheer! :applaud::applaud::applaud: And a :woot: :woot:

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Swimosaur — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:17:17 GMT

Another Attagirl for Carol Stark.Carol finished the 6K and 3K Postal Swims.This means she completed all 5 Postal Swims. 6K was a little slower than last year(she got leg cramps at about 3500) but her 3K was 5 min faster:cheerleader:. Well done, Carol! Anyone who can do all 5 postals including the 10K deserves a big cheer! :applaud::applaud::applaud:

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Bill Sive — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:09:40 GMT

You folks rock! All this distance talk! I swam a 5000 last month, actually 5500, unfortunately it was not a Postal Swim. It should have been. It was a fundraiser for the United Way. I swam 5000 in 1 Hr 50 Min, followed by a 500 cool down. Two hours total. SCM outdoor pool. Last evening I did the 3000 Postal Swim in 55 minutes. That was 4 minutes faster than last year. SCY indoor pool. I need to register for this Postal now that I have swum it. Can hardly wait for November. Minnesota Masters Postal Pentathlons here I come! I will do all three. Then onto Davis Aquatic Masters Brute Challenge. I am ready! No one around where I live are interest in doing these. I am the only one in this area who does them. Sad. On the other hand I get all the bragging rights in the area! WoooHoooo!

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Elaine Krugman — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 03:32:57 GMT

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That Guy — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 03:27:59 GMT

Another Attagirl for Carol Stark.Carol finished the 6K and 3K Postal Swims.This means she completed all 5 Postal Swims. 6K was a little slower than last year(she got leg cramps at about 3500) but her 3K was 5 min faster:cheerleader:. :applaud: Impressive! I did the 1 hour postal (backstroke) but skipped the 5k and 10k since there are no long course pools near where I live. If I had SealGirl's dedication, I would have made my way over to Colman Pool and gotten it done. I did the 3000 (IM) but have not done the 6000 yet. Feel free to mock me until I complete it.

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Allen Stark — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 01:47:53 GMT

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Swimosaur — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 10:00:12 GMT

Probably the only one without a wetsuit too. Water temp was a cool but comfortable 71. There were maybe half a dozen of us, out of 132, who didn't wear wetsuits. I thought the wetsuits were unnecessary. To be fair, the triathletes were solving a different problem. Their race was 4 1/2 hours or more, so maybe their priority in the swim was to avoid dissipating too much energy, just trying to stay warm. That said, I heard a couple of them describe the water as "freezing", and "brutally cold". Really? :lmao:

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__steve__ — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 06:47:54 GMT

Pink capped pacman was hungry. Probably the only one without a wetsuit too.

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Elaine Krugman — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 10:30:01 GMT

:applaud: :cheerleader: :chug: Way to go, Swimosaur! Congratulations on a great swim! You're right; open water IS fun! I loved swimming the 3K and 1K at Lake Acworth and plan on doing it again, as well as some other open water swims next year. :bliss:

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Swimosaur — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 09:45:28 GMT

More open water adventures! I was recruited to swim the first leg of a relay in a half ironman tri this weekend. To be fair, all the other guys were swimming the first leg of a very long tri, and I was just swimming. Still, I got 5th out of 132, not too bad! The results, from the swimming leg only, looked like this:Whoever__Time____AgeGroup Some_guy 26:25.3 20-24 Some_guy 27:00.2 35-39 Some_guy 29:26.1 25-29 Some_guy 29:41.9 30-34 Swmosaur 30:47.1 50-54 Some_guy 31:10.4 45-49 Some_guy 31:32.8 45-49 Some_guy 31:41.5 35-39 The start was in three waves, each 3 minutes apart. The first wave was men under 40. They wore yellow caps. The second wave was men over 40. They wore green caps. The third wave was women and relays. We wore pink caps. About 5 minutes into the race, I started catching some guys in green caps. About 10 minutes in, I started catching some guys in yellow caps. About that time, it dawned on me that the guys in yellow caps (a) had a 6 minute head start, and (b) were at least 15 years younger than me. You get your motivation where you find it, right? I wanted to mow down the yellow caps. So for the rest of the race, I was like PacMan*, gobbling down green & yellow caps. What fun! Lessons learned: (a) Open water is fun! I had a good time! (b) Triathletes are the real deal. Those young guys who beat me were genuinely fast, and they were just swimming the first 30 minutes of what was, for them, a 4 1/2 hour race. Yikes! :bow: *Swimosaurs are allowed to drop references to '80s video games. We have earned our indulgences ...

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knelson — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 11:59:56 GMT

Ok, I confess. That was a lot more fun than I thought it would be. Somehow open water swims are completely different than pool swims, aren't they? Nice job!

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That Guy — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 10:43:11 GMT

1st ever open water swim today! An open water mile at Biltmore Lake, NC, hosted by the very friendly Asheville Masters. I liked it! I did not miss the 65 flip turns. I enjoyed riding somebody's feet for a few hundred & not sighting. I did not miss hyperventilating over splits. I enjoyed swimming a distance of more or less, plus or minus, and finishing with a time of whatever, and not sweating the tenths. And I especially enjoyed trotting out of the water, and getting handed a popsicle stick with the number "2" printed on it, for a second place overall finish! I wanted to keep the popsicle stick really badly, but they needed it for the next race. The next race was an open water 200. The start was a boiling cauldron of thrashing arms and legs. Somehow I started on the wrong end of the beach & had to swim over a bunch of people. What a hoot! :thhbbb: Got kicked in the left goggle. I got 3rd overall in that race. Ok, I confess. That was a lot more fun than I thought it would be. Great job Swimosaur! :applaud:

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Swimosaur — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 09:56:03 GMT

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Allen Stark — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 12:46:30 GMT

Another attagirl for Carol Stark for completing the 10K Postal Swim.Wow,that's a long way.I got tired and I was just timing.In terms of time ,it seems pretty equivalent to running a marathon.

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Swimosaur — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 09:47:17 GMT

Another attagirl for Carol Stark for completing the 10K Postal Swim.Wow,that's a long way.I got tired and I was just timing.In terms of time ,it seems pretty equivalent to running a marathon. That's a long way. I tried it once & bonked. It's a real skill. Congratulations, Carol!

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Elaine Krugman — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 09:37:23 GMT

Another attagirl for Carol Stark for completing the 10K Postal Swim.Wow,that's a long way.I got tired and I was just timing.In terms of time ,it seems pretty equivalent to running a marathon. :applaud: :applaud: :applaud: Congratulations, Seal Girl! Here's to you! :chug: