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?
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My body and mind could not handle 12K+ yards a day. No way! I'd love to hear how the people who swim 100+ miles a month do it. :applaud: Jan. 1 I did 10,200 yds with the National group in under 2.5 hours and I was pretty tired. Could not do that day in and day out.
If you look at the 2007 final results, it looks like of the Top 10 finishers, 4 of the 10 are men and 8 of the top 20 are men. That's a bit closer.
Also, there are quite a few people who swim significant mileage and for whatever reason choose not to participate in this event (I'm one of the few on my team - and it's a large team - who partake in GTD.) Not sure why. So while there are quite a few participants in this event, I suspect that this group does not give the complete picture.
I wonder if women are more apt to have a New Year's Resolution to lose weight or get in better physical condition, hence the larger number of women participating in January. . .
Perhaps men are more into speed than distance. (That's certainly what I see from my practices.) I almost ditched this event last year b/c it seemed an annoyance to track and record each practice daily.
My body and mind could not handle 12K+ yards a day. No way! I'd love to hear how the people who swim 100+ miles a month do it. :applaud: Jan. 1 I did 10,200 yds with the National group in under 2.5 hours and I was pretty tired. Could not do that day in and day out.
If you look at the 2007 final results, it looks like of the Top 10 finishers, 4 of the 10 are men and 8 of the top 20 are men. That's a bit closer.
Also, there are quite a few people who swim significant mileage and for whatever reason choose not to participate in this event (I'm one of the few on my team - and it's a large team - who partake in GTD.) Not sure why. So while there are quite a few participants in this event, I suspect that this group does not give the complete picture.
I wonder if women are more apt to have a New Year's Resolution to lose weight or get in better physical condition, hence the larger number of women participating in January. . .
Perhaps men are more into speed than distance. (That's certainly what I see from my practices.) I almost ditched this event last year b/c it seemed an annoyance to track and record each practice daily.
