I see that the 1st USMS 25K National Championship will be held in Noblesville, IN on July 19. Anyone planning to do this? Sounds sort of crazy. But. . . could be fun to try provided the training is there. . .
Husband just walked by and I mentioned I wanted to *maybe* do this. His response was, "Don't I provide enough for you?"
If only he knew the swimmer's mind. . .
There are pretty good odds that both Dave Barra and I would do this.
The first two people I thought of when I saw this thread title... you guys are nuts! :groovy:
There are pretty good odds that both Dave Barra and I would do this. Personally I doubt I'd train any differently for 25K than I would for 10K. My focus for the summer will still be on shorter races - especially the 2-Mile Cable Championship one week earlier. My strategy would simply be to pace carefully, swim with maximal economy and feed intelligently.
On the other hand, if Dave and I can get three ADMS teammates to join us, it might be pretty hard to pass up the first USMS LD Relay Championship. They're swum at the same time so we couldn't do both.
I'm an ADMS swimmer, and I was thinking I might consider 1. doing the whole thing...which would be way beyond anything I had ever done before--but I'm sure I could do it pretty efficiently if I trained in some way for it...but keep me in mind for the relay if you find yourself needing just one more person--I'd really look into going seriously.
Morgan, if you're an Adirondack Master,we'd love to have you join us for a relay. Maybe we can even get two relays.
Can you join us at Lake Minnewaska next summer for some wonderful lake laps?
I actually have to renew my membership--I'll send that out tomorrow, well Tuesday. But I would love to join you guys at lake minnewaska this summer--last summer I did some kayaking and saw the lap area and looked into swimming there with you guys once in a while but I just didn't have the work schedule to make it workout. Hopefully this summer I will have a better work schedule.
I need to check into some logistics with the date and getting there and such, but I will keep the relay in mind seriously.
What *is* this??? The Tour de Indiana. 25K over several legs in a week or so, right?
Man I barely do that kinda yardage in a week. Like I've told ya, Kristina, I don't do distance...
I'm a breaststroker and we're smarter than that:duel::thhbbb:
I see that the 1st USMS 25K National Championship will be held in Noblesville, IN on July 19. Anyone planning to do this? Sounds sort of crazy. But. . . could be fun to try provided the training is there. . .
Husband just walked by and I mentioned I wanted to *maybe* do this. His response was, "Don't I provide enough for you?"
If only he knew the swimmer's mind. . .
This one kind of calls me then I read, "We encourage solo swimmers to bring
their own paddlers and kayaks." I'm from Arizona: Are these items supposed to fit in the overhead compartment? I assume the kayak thing is non-negotiable due to liability reasons (although I think a kayaker or two might kick-off as 25K is a long way to swim or kayak). Therefore, I predict only local competition (Indianapolis area) unless Southwest Airlines starts fitting their planes with roof racks or race organizers consider providing kayakers. Probably just as well as old people have no business going 25K.:wave:
Typically the race organizers will assist swimmers in locating kayakers and kayaks. And often they will make arrangements with a local canoe and kayak club to find volunteers for swimmers in need. However, it is usually the responsibility of the swimmer to line up their escort craft or else it is included as part of a much larger entry fee.
And older swimmers have every right to participate in this event.
