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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Move over Thomas Lurz...
While there are several potential problems that I have with what I'm about to present, I thought that I'd do so as a means to demonstrate another reason why I find the contested time to be so unbelievable. I was in Rome this past July/Aug at the FINA 5k World Championships:
2009 FINA WORLDS 5K
1 40 LURZ Thomas GER 56:26.9 18
2 44 GIANNIOTIS Spyridon GRE 56:27.2 0.3 16
3 63 HO Chad RSA 56:41.9 15.0 14
4 52 FERRETTI Luca ITA 56:44.3 17.4 12
5 77 GEMMELL Andrew USA 56:44.9 18.0 10
6 32 BRANDA Loic FRA 56:47.0 20.1 8
7 76 CRIPPEN Francis USA 56:47.1 20.2 6
8 31 NOGUEIRA MONTERO Diego ESP 56:47.2 20.3 5
9 53 RUFFINI Simone ITA 56:47.3 20.4 4
10 30 HERVAS Francisco Jose ESP 56:47.9 21.0 3
10 68 DYATCHIN Vladimir RUS 56:47.9 21.0 3
12 67 DRATTSEV Evgeny RUS 56:48.5 21.6 1
13 3 BEATO Andrew AUS 56:52.4 25.5
14 57 ELORZA Rodrigo MEX 56:55.3 28.4
Andy Seibt's time in Chicago was 56:21 hmmmmm....
Yes, we all know that on many levels this is an unfair comparison but you've got to be kidding me.
Move over Thomas Lurz...
While there are several potential problems that I have with what I'm about to present, I thought that I'd do so as a means to demonstrate another reason why I find the contested time to be so unbelievable. I was in Rome this past July/Aug at the FINA 5k World Championships:
2009 FINA WORLDS 5K
1 40 LURZ Thomas GER 56:26.9 18
2 44 GIANNIOTIS Spyridon GRE 56:27.2 0.3 16
3 63 HO Chad RSA 56:41.9 15.0 14
4 52 FERRETTI Luca ITA 56:44.3 17.4 12
5 77 GEMMELL Andrew USA 56:44.9 18.0 10
6 32 BRANDA Loic FRA 56:47.0 20.1 8
7 76 CRIPPEN Francis USA 56:47.1 20.2 6
8 31 NOGUEIRA MONTERO Diego ESP 56:47.2 20.3 5
9 53 RUFFINI Simone ITA 56:47.3 20.4 4
10 30 HERVAS Francisco Jose ESP 56:47.9 21.0 3
10 68 DYATCHIN Vladimir RUS 56:47.9 21.0 3
12 67 DRATTSEV Evgeny RUS 56:48.5 21.6 1
13 3 BEATO Andrew AUS 56:52.4 25.5
14 57 ELORZA Rodrigo MEX 56:55.3 28.4
Andy Seibt's time in Chicago was 56:21 hmmmmm....
Yes, we all know that on many levels this is an unfair comparison but you've got to be kidding me.
