Can't defend triathletes sometimes

Heh, I knew that thread would pi$$ you off (me too), You should have read the last (now deleted) post. For the record, that's redman per the post, not vineman. HOWEVER, as a swimmer, I cannot for one second believe that the person walking maintained that position walking the entire course, or that where he is walking in thigh deep water is faster than swimming, or that he is gaining any advantage. I did a tri where they "canceled" the swim in lieu of a 200 yd walk through thigh deep water (why, I have no clue). It was freaking hard, and I was much more worn out than if I had swum the distance. I find the kayak to kayak thread more distressing OK, went to the course site because I want to know where this is in the swim. Given the angle of the buoys, it looks like this has to be coming into shore at a slight angle, and the guy just stood up way too early. Doesn't seem to be anywhere else in the course they'd be angling toward the shore like that. www.redmantriathlon.com/.../RM09_Lake_Hefner_Run_Swim_091009.pdf ETA - nope, according to the poster, that's the first long leg. oh well Thanks for the race correction. I thought it was I that was seeing red so I just got confused. I need to chase down the kayak thread. I missed it. . . . .

Heh, I knew that thread would pi$$ you off (me too), You should have read the last (now deleted) post. For the record, that's redman per the post, not vineman. HOWEVER, as a swimmer, I cannot for one second believe that the person walking maintained that position walking the entire course, or that where he is walking in thigh deep water is faster than swimming, or that he is gaining any advantage. I did a tri where they "canceled" the swim in lieu of a 200 yd walk through thigh deep water (why, I have no clue). It was freaking hard, and I was much more worn out than if I had swum the distance. I find the kayak to kayak thread more distressing OK, went to the course site because I want to know where this is in the swim. Given the angle of the buoys, it looks like this has to be coming into shore at a slight angle, and the guy just stood up way too early. Doesn't seem to be anywhere else in the course they'd be angling toward the shore like that. www.redmantriathlon.com/.../RM09_Lake_Hefner_Run_Swim_091009.pdf ETA - nope, according to the poster, that's the first long leg. oh well Thanks for the race correction. I thought it was I that was seeing red so I just got confused. I need to chase down the kayak thread. I missed it. . . . .