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 don't really think this adds much evidence. I would guess I also passed hundreds of swimmers--especially when you throw in the 2.5K swimmers--and I don't think this slowed me down more than a few seconds. Also, Andy was so much faster than anyone else he wouldn't have been able to draft regardless of what wave he was in. He beat the second place guy by 1:32 and third place by 2:25. He was gaining 1.84 seconds and 2.90 seconds on the second and third place finishers every 100 meters!
One of the points I was trying to make is that Andy wouldn't have been able to benefit from drafting whatsoever. His so-called friends claim that it was one of his keys to his success... Additionally, as a long-time NCAA swimming coach who watched the race, I find it unbelievable that he won... especially considering who was racing in the lead pack and how they approached the course.
I don't really think this adds much evidence. I would guess I also passed hundreds of swimmers--especially when you throw in the 2.5K swimmers--and I don't think this slowed me down more than a few seconds. Also, Andy was so much faster than anyone else he wouldn't have been able to draft regardless of what wave he was in. He beat the second place guy by 1:32 and third place by 2:25. He was gaining 1.84 seconds and 2.90 seconds on the second and third place finishers every 100 meters!
One of the points I was trying to make is that Andy wouldn't have been able to benefit from drafting whatsoever. His so-called friends claim that it was one of his keys to his success... Additionally, as a long-time NCAA swimming coach who watched the race, I find it unbelievable that he won... especially considering who was racing in the lead pack and how they approached the course.
