What a nice weekend! We had good conditions for October with early temps around 55 climbing up to the mid 70's with plenty of sun. Water temp around 70 degrees. We were fortunate to have some current giving us a push down the river. Winning time was 3:04 I believe. This scenic swim is a good one to add to your list for next year.
It was nice to meet Chicken of the Sea, EVMO and all of the other swimmers along with The Wookiee.
The event organizers and all of the volunteers did a great job. The Chattanooga community were great host and went all out to welcome us and put on a fun event.
Save the link for next year and results should be posted soon.
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I really want to do this swim in 2011. Trying to figure out how to estimate my time for registration, though.
I have done the Big Shoulders last three years and usually swim that 5K in about 1:18. Non-current aided 10 mile swim might translate to 4 1/2 hours? How should I figure?
4:30 would be a pretty quick 10-mile time. Reviewing the results from last year's Kingdom Swim (10 miles, no tidal assist), only a few people were under 4:30, and there were some very strong swimmers in that field. 10 miles is a totally different beast than 5K.
Swim the Suck will likely have some tidal assist, perhaps even a substantial one. I could be wrong, but I think last year's river flow tended to benefit the back-of-the-pack swimmers more than the leaders, because it increased throughout the day.
I think they're just trying to get a sense of the range of swimmers they're dealing with, so don't worry too much about a super-accurate "seed time."
I really want to do this swim in 2011. Trying to figure out how to estimate my time for registration, though.
I have done the Big Shoulders last three years and usually swim that 5K in about 1:18. Non-current aided 10 mile swim might translate to 4 1/2 hours? How should I figure?
4:30 would be a pretty quick 10-mile time. Reviewing the results from last year's Kingdom Swim (10 miles, no tidal assist), only a few people were under 4:30, and there were some very strong swimmers in that field. 10 miles is a totally different beast than 5K.
Swim the Suck will likely have some tidal assist, perhaps even a substantial one. I could be wrong, but I think last year's river flow tended to benefit the back-of-the-pack swimmers more than the leaders, because it increased throughout the day.
I think they're just trying to get a sense of the range of swimmers they're dealing with, so don't worry too much about a super-accurate "seed time."
