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?
I don't think going in a later wave was a huge disadvantage.
From other races, I agree ... but neither is it an advantage as the slower swimmers you pass do not "add value" from a drafting perspective. Drafting off swimmers slightly faster than you is helpful, but not off swimmers slower than you.
I don't think going in a later wave was a huge disadvantage.
From other races, I agree ... but neither is it an advantage as the slower swimmers you pass do not "add value" from a drafting perspective. Drafting off swimmers slightly faster than you is helpful, but not off swimmers slower than you.
