How many swam the one hour postal?

RE: How many swam the one hour postal?

pdjang — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:41:33 GMT

I went 4800 yards freestyle at 4000 feet (New Mexico State Natatorium). I'm 54 and have done past one hour swims backstroke (which is OK with me since I like to swim backstroke). Unfortunately, for this swim, I did not include my split sheet in my entry - only the certification sheet with the final yards and timer signature. I was informed that my swim will not count because of the missing split sheet. I mailed the form, but threw away the split sheet. The rules are clear - you have to include the split sheet. I made an honest mistake, but the organizers would not take my word. They have to follow the rules. Personally, I don't know what they do with the split sheet - perhaps to check that the splits track with the results? Only the total distance is reported in the final results. I suppose that someone could cheat and record more yards or a faster time, but if the sport gets to that extreme, I'm going to find some other sport. Word to the wise: do the paperwork!

RE: How many swam the one hour postal?

art_z — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 03:16:21 GMT

I did it last year, 4,930 (age 41 then). I doubt I'll ever subject myself to that kind of torture again.

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mctrusty — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 03:08:40 GMT

I got up at 6 am last Saturday to do it but then decided that sleep would be better for my training. I did a 5k run the next day with my dog instead.

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Former Member — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 13:55:46 GMT

I did it I am not a distance swimmer I lack the ability to hold my attention on any "one" thing for very long I am an experienced swimmer - I swam in my first meet in 2004 I am 37 I swam 3,940 yards I would do it again

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jim thornton — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:00:25 GMT

Mermaid, you beat your age: 37 years, 37 hundred + 40 yards.

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jim thornton — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 05:37:57 GMT

I did 4700. I am 56. Last year, I did 4825. Five years ago, I did 4996, rounded down to 4995. Not sure what accounts for this diminuation of endurance. I would credit decrepitude generally, but my shorter swims seem to be holding up and possibly even improving slightly with age. It is probably a character issue.

RE: How many swam the one hour postal?

srcoyote — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 05:28:36 GMT

what was strange was that i felt like i was slowing down the whole time even though i kept telling myself to speed up the last 1/2 so i could negative split. turns out the splits were pretty even. I had the exact same experience though I actually did negative split a bit despite feeling like I was dragging a tire for the last 1000.

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slowfish — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 05:18:07 GMT

2nd year and did 3900. it was a sufferfest but it was 175 more than last year so i'll take it. things i'm glad i did: 1) did an afternoon swim. my afternoon swim times always tend to be faster than my morning times 2) did several sessions where i did timed 1000s to get a feel for things 3) started so that we could see the hands of the clock. what was strange was that i felt like i was slowing down the whole time even though i kept telling myself to speed up the last 1/2 so i could negative split. turns out the splits were pretty even.

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Former Member — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:03:41 GMT

20 year old male. I did 4,435 yards.

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Former Member — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:04:49 GMT

43 year old female, 4305 yards. I went non-stop, otherwise I probably would have cramped up. I was hoping for a little more, as I held the same exact pace that I held for the 6000Y postal in the fall.

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TRYM_Swimmer — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 11:39:28 GMT

Male, 63, 3835, 225 yds less than last time. Need more pool time this year. Have joined Go The Distance to keep myself focused.

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beluga — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 07:43:30 GMT

I did an unofficial hour swim, 4150. I timed myself capturing the 100 splits (& last 50) on my watch. Maybe next year I'll get someone to witness it so it'll count.

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Midas — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 02:41:10 GMT

This is my second year doing the event. I went about 175 yards LESS this year than last year. I'm sure it was due to a combination of factors, but I got off to a slow start from which I didn't recover and suffered quite a bit of cramping in my legs (to the point I had to stop at the wall a few times to stretch). Plus, I just wasn't there mentally. Frankly, I'm glad to have it behind me. It was tough!

RE: How many swam the one hour postal?

Michael Heather — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 01:18:52 GMT

My first hour swim in 20 years. 4420 at age 54. I stopped only at what I thought was 3000 to check my distance, may have taken 5-7 seconds.

RE: How many swam the one hour postal?

Former Member — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 16:07:17 GMT

I forgot to ask - How did you break it up? What would you do different? I swam my straight though, swimming 50 back when I needed a breather I do wonder if I would have stopped every 500 or so for like 10 -15 secs if I would have been able to swim faster and do more laps.

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Donna — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:31:22 GMT

I did it last week but unfortunately the chlorine level was too high that day. The entire last half hour was hard to breath, I could have gone faster had the air quality been better but I was not going to temp fate here. Still go 4000 done in 59:48 (age: 46) and I just stopped at that point since I could see on the clock I would not get another 25 in. I was also able to get my breath again.

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swimmj — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 11:55:33 GMT

I broke it up into 4 15 segments, and I didn't stop at all. I was trying for 1000 meters per 15 minutes, but could tell after 30 minutes that I wasn't going to make my goal. The next 15 minutes were tough, as I was bummed I wasn't swimming better. Not sure about next year yet - I still need to formulate a plan. --mj

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tjrpatt — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 11:23:04 GMT

I didn't stop at all. I think that I got a little too competitive to stop. But, I did do some full SDKs every once in a while and did a few laps here and there where I changed my breathing pattern. The girl next to me stopped to fix her goggles. At my postal swim, a few people stopped to find out where they were at.

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swimmj — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 08:38:08 GMT

I did. I'm 47 and went 4305 yards. I was hoping for 4000 meters but didn't quite make it. Maybe next year.

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tjrpatt — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 04:13:53 GMT

31 here. I did 4920 and this was my very first time doing. Of course, after reviewing the pace chart, I know what to do next year to get over 5000. I thought that it was pretty fun and I didn't get bored doing it. The first time is just trial and error for me. I hope that my age group(30-34) did less this year than last year so I can get in the Top Ten.

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srcoyote — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 04:08:05 GMT

OK so I did 4060, and to heck with you both for pointing out that you are 10 years older and still did the same yardage as I.:bow: