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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Comparing previous times only works if all other factors are the same. I noticed in 2004, Paul Smith had a 7 second improvement in his 200 IM in one month.
I was about to write my concession speech (First I would like to thank KNelson who was the first to PM me about this. Make no mistakes folks, it is him, not me who is to blame for all of this) but then I read another post like this, and I just cannot help myself.
I'll pretend that this was a serious point made by Mark and point out for objectivity sake that ANdy dropped 18 seconds per 100, not 3.5 like Paul. We all need friends like you, Mark!
(if you want to have some fun, think about what kind of times an 18 second drop translates to in your own swimming!)
Comparing previous times only works if all other factors are the same. I noticed in 2004, Paul Smith had a 7 second improvement in his 200 IM in one month.
I was about to write my concession speech (First I would like to thank KNelson who was the first to PM me about this. Make no mistakes folks, it is him, not me who is to blame for all of this) but then I read another post like this, and I just cannot help myself.
I'll pretend that this was a serious point made by Mark and point out for objectivity sake that ANdy dropped 18 seconds per 100, not 3.5 like Paul. We all need friends like you, Mark!
(if you want to have some fun, think about what kind of times an 18 second drop translates to in your own swimming!)
