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?
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I've been lurking on this one and thought I'd toss in some thoughts.
First, I do not think it is fair/appropriate to speculate that the individual cut the course intentionally (if you assume he did). There are no facts to support that. Have I missed a buoy. Yes, but only an intermediate one in line with the others. I don't know how I missed it. I was only 25 feet away when I passed it. Lucky for me it was optional that you pass to one side.
Have I ever led a race wrongly thinking someone had got away at the start? Yes. Have I ever thought that I was leading a race because I didn't see someone get away or got hidden by overtaking an earlier wave? Yes, that has also happened to me. Have I ever been surprised that I beat people who have beaten me before. Yes.
But the big question is: at the conclusion of a race where I was the overall winner (still waiting for that day), and in looking at the results I knew of people in the race that were completely out of my league, did I admit to myself that there must be something wrong? It is like not being charged the correct amount when buying something and when getting your change you know you weren't charged enough. It must be noted that the actual overall time in an OW race is irrelevant. Even with GPS I never have confidence the distance of a race is correct.
I believe that based on the RD's comments, only the swimmer in question can put an end to these questions.
I've been lurking on this one and thought I'd toss in some thoughts.
First, I do not think it is fair/appropriate to speculate that the individual cut the course intentionally (if you assume he did). There are no facts to support that. Have I missed a buoy. Yes, but only an intermediate one in line with the others. I don't know how I missed it. I was only 25 feet away when I passed it. Lucky for me it was optional that you pass to one side.
Have I ever led a race wrongly thinking someone had got away at the start? Yes. Have I ever thought that I was leading a race because I didn't see someone get away or got hidden by overtaking an earlier wave? Yes, that has also happened to me. Have I ever been surprised that I beat people who have beaten me before. Yes.
But the big question is: at the conclusion of a race where I was the overall winner (still waiting for that day), and in looking at the results I knew of people in the race that were completely out of my league, did I admit to myself that there must be something wrong? It is like not being charged the correct amount when buying something and when getting your change you know you weren't charged enough. It must be noted that the actual overall time in an OW race is irrelevant. Even with GPS I never have confidence the distance of a race is correct.
I believe that based on the RD's comments, only the swimmer in question can put an end to these questions.
