The January results for GTD are now up: www.usms.org/.../gothedistance08
Once again, some absolutely astonishing distance totals. Carrie Kostopulos swam 212.41 miles. That's 373,842 yards or more than 12,000 yards per day (or about 11,000 meters if you prefer).
I see Kristina Ulveling swam 74.8 miles. If she kicks my butt in the 500 free I guess I'll know why :)
Something I've always found a little strange is how women seem to dominate the leaders in this event. In January, women accounted for 7 of the top 10 mileage totals. In 2007 women had 6 of the top 10, but the top four were all women. I'm not sure what to make of this. Are men just lazier?
The Canadians are doing a nice job. Nine people topped two million meters. That's somewhere around 1,250 miles so only four people achieved that milestone in the USMS Go The Distance event.
It wasn't clear to me whether this is a cumulative or yearly event, though. It looked to me like once you start the Million Meter Challange you just keep adding to your meterage, rather than resetting on January 1st like the U.S. version.
The Canadians are doing a nice job. Nine people topped two million meters. That's somewhere around 1,250 miles so only four people achieved that milestone in the USMS Go The Distance event.
It wasn't clear to me whether this is a cumulative or yearly event, though. It looked to me like once you start the Million Meter Challange you just keep adding to your meterage, rather than resetting on January 1st like the U.S. version.
