Ok, so the more they email me, the more I get nervous about the water temp. Last year it was 69 which stung to get in, but it made for a nice swimming temp. By the end, though, my fingers and toes felt a little numb, but that could have been tired (??).
But this year, it could be up to 10 degrees colder?! What to do when the coolest water I can find here in Cincinnati is 80?
In the most remarkable performance since Rosie Ruiz in the 1980 New York City marathon, Chicago local Andy Seibt (51) won the 2009 USMS Championship 5k - Big Shoulders Swim in a time of 56:21.
Andy Seibt knocked nearly 13 minutes off his '08 time (about 20%), averaging 1:07/100M pace, which he hasn't held for more than a 500 (pool swim) since 2004. On August 1st he swam USMS National Championship 10K in 2:26.
By comparison local Chicago hero George Wendt's times for the years (2007-2009) were 1:08, 1:03, 1:07
I can't wait until he goes on the lecture circuit. I simply must hear about his training secrets. :fish2:
Really? Really?
In the most remarkable performance since Rosie Ruiz in the 1980 New York City marathon, Chicago local Andy Seibt (51) won the 2009 USMS Championship 5k - Big Shoulders Swim in a time of 56:21.
Andy Seibt knocked nearly 13 minutes off his '08 time (about 20%), averaging 1:07/100M pace, which he hasn't held for more than a 500 (pool swim) since 2004. On August 1st he swam USMS National Championship 10K in 2:26.
By comparison local Chicago hero George Wendt's times for the years (2007-2009) were 1:08, 1:03, 1:07
I can't wait until he goes on the lecture circuit. I simply must hear about his training secrets. :fish2:
Really? Really?
