having just recently competed in the 2nd annual lake quassapaug open water festival, i can honestly say that stage racing has become my favorite way to kill a day (or a week).
i will be heading out to austin in october to participate in the highland lakes monster challenge....5 lakes in 5 days.
not to limit the pleasure of such a format to open water, i think there are tremendous possibilities for adding such challenges to the standard pool racing format.
here are a few suggestions:
50 of each stroke and the 100 im
100 of each stroke and the 200 im
200 of each stroke and the 400 im
1000, 1650 and 400 im
etc.
to clarify, each participant would be scored by their combined time.
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Here's the list.
Looks like musical chairs: if you don't complete any individual swim in the time allotted, you are out of the race. Stern folks!
64.177.90.244/.../entry.htm
Yeah, but the pace is 45 min miles to meet the cutoff. There were a few interesting things I noticed.
One is that the early entry fee is $375! That will deter all but the most serious people; that's close to the cost of doing an Ironman.
Secondly, they have the following:
"No fins, snorkels, heart monitors, wristwatches, or any other artificial aid permitted."
Really? I can't wear a watch? I've never heard of that before. They don't say "no wetsuits," but I guess they figure everyone knows that.
Here's the list.
Looks like musical chairs: if you don't complete any individual swim in the time allotted, you are out of the race. Stern folks!
64.177.90.244/.../entry.htm
Yeah, but the pace is 45 min miles to meet the cutoff. There were a few interesting things I noticed.
One is that the early entry fee is $375! That will deter all but the most serious people; that's close to the cost of doing an Ironman.
Secondly, they have the following:
"No fins, snorkels, heart monitors, wristwatches, or any other artificial aid permitted."
Really? I can't wear a watch? I've never heard of that before. They don't say "no wetsuits," but I guess they figure everyone knows that.
