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. . .
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Kristina,
If you show up, then make it the goal to finish. No point in starting it if you aren't going to do it the whole way.
Rob, are you going to be swimming or working the Clemson 10K?Yes, I plan on swimming the Clemson 10K.
And while I carry more, let’s just call it extra insulation; from person experience as long as I’m swimming hard and taking in the calories, I don’t normally get cold during long swims. Unless it gets real cold (40’s -50’s) swimmers who are, well, swimming, normally stay warm. If you look at today’s top marathon swimmers, you will see most aren’t carrying extra weigh for warmth.
Kristina,
You don’t need to pack on the pounds to fend off the cold. Gail Rice is a perfect example of a swimmer who swam slim, and she swam the English Channel without ill effect.
Don’t let this dissuade you.
Do you get cold when you are working hard or when you are on the wall between sets?
Right on. Basically, I need to review my own signature! :rofl:
I never get cold when working hard or even swimming moderately. Only get cold when I stop. I think that's most people. After 6+ hours, I'm not totally sure what would happen.
Rob, are you going to be swimming or working the Clemson 10K?
I did the 5K at Clemson two years ago and the murky, warm, man-made reservoir was so much less pleasant as a swimming environment than the natural Hudson Valley and Adirondack lakes that I can't motivate myself for a 10K there.
Thanks for the reminder on this lake. I grew up water skiing on it, so I am used to the dirt and grime. I don't know anything different. Oh except there's a Lake Dow in McDonough, GA. It wins the nasty award. Swam in it anyway.
... Is there an entry online somewhere, if so would someone post the link?....
at:
www.usms.org/.../calendar.php
look for the date:
7/19/2008
You will find other events listed there as well.
Have Fun!
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as i will probably be sitting in a kayak for the mims this year (july 5th), i will be happy to let someone else (clare) paddle / guide me through this one. i've got my calender marked.
Awesome. I hope to see you there. Can I draft off you? :joker:Only if you plan on swimming really slow. And only if you let me draft off you in the 25K.
And check out the photos of marathon swimmers Angela Maurer and Vladimir Dyatchin on the FINA web site. These swimmers are succeeding in swims longer and colder that the USMS 25K and neither is carrying much extra insulation.
www.fina.org/.../index.php
I hadn't seen those pictures in a while. What a freakin day! It was my first go at a marathon swim, kicked my ass and I haven't had the nerve to try another one.
I think these pictures tell the story of the day.
Picture 1 is the late and great Dave Parcells being swamped by a wave
Picture 2 is another showing the white caps that were out that day.
We took off and after an hour or so started the big turn around Pinellas point and right into a stiff northerly wind that was fetching up waves across a huge expanse of the bay. My hats off to the guys who made it the whole way. I bailed after 4 and a half hours of getting tossed around and getting seasick.
What made me think about body type and long distance swimming were these photos I came across. They show Marcos Diaz (an amazing swimming) who has very little body fat and was pulled from the Tampa Bay Marathon in '05 due to hypothermia vs. the overall winner Forrest Nelson who has a different body type from Diaz.
www.distancematters.com/.../3nelson2.jpgwww.distancematters.com/.../1diaz.jpg
Yes, I plan on swimming the Clemson 10K.
And while I carry more, let’s just call it extra insulation; from person experience as long as I’m swimming hard and taking in the calories, I don’t normally get cold during long swims. Unless it gets real cold (40’s -50’s) swimmers who are, well, swimming, normally stay warm. If you look at today’s top marathon swimmers, you will see most aren’t carrying extra weigh for warmth.
Awesome. I hope to see you there. Can I draft off you? :joker:
What made me think about body type and long distance swimming were these photos I came across. They show Marcos Diaz (an amazing swimming) who has very little body fat and was pulled from the Tampa Bay Marathon in '05 due to hypothermia vs. the overall winner Forrest Nelson who has a different body type from Diaz.
www.distancematters.com/.../3nelson2.jpgwww.distancematters.com/.../1diaz.jpg
