Entry forms are here:
www.usms.org/.../25kentry.pdf
for the 25K Open Water National Championships in Morse Reservoir, Noblesville, Indiana. Don't miss this event as it is only offered every 3 years.
Please visit our website for more information:
www.grinswim.org/.../
I am happy to answer any questions you may have.
*** Sidner, Event Director
So, how do you gauge if you're ready to do a 25k? I love the 10k distance. I am not fast, but I am steady, and I did 3 open water 10k's last summer, and one 10k postal, plus some 5k's and 2 milers. My average 10k time is 3 and a half hours. My usual 5k time is an hour and a half. My time for Big Shoulders was slow, but I am proud I finished under those conditions.
I did the 10k at Noblesville last year, and was so impressed with the level of organization of that event. The water was crazy hot, but there was such attention to our safety, I did it anyway, despite training in Lake Michigan and having scant hot water experience, and I had a wonderful time. I'd like to do another 10k this summer, but ideally, it would be USMS certified. I did enjoy the Diamond Lake 10k, that was a hoot, I would do that again, even if it's not USMS certified.
Anyway, how do you know if it's doable? I am a slow twitch muscle kind of a gal, I THINK I could keep chugging along, but it is obviously a very serious distance.
Also, how hot will it be--it's earlier this year, right? Perhaps not so hot?
Finally, if you have 10k open water races to recommend, what are they? That distance I know I can do and enjoy.
So, how do you gauge if you're ready to do a 25k? I love the 10k distance. I am not fast, but I am steady, and I did 3 open water 10k's last summer, and one 10k postal, plus some 5k's and 2 milers. My average 10k time is 3 and a half hours. My usual 5k time is an hour and a half. My time for Big Shoulders was slow, but I am proud I finished under those conditions.
I did the 10k at Noblesville last year, and was so impressed with the level of organization of that event. The water was crazy hot, but there was such attention to our safety, I did it anyway, despite training in Lake Michigan and having scant hot water experience, and I had a wonderful time. I'd like to do another 10k this summer, but ideally, it would be USMS certified. I did enjoy the Diamond Lake 10k, that was a hoot, I would do that again, even if it's not USMS certified.
Anyway, how do you know if it's doable? I am a slow twitch muscle kind of a gal, I THINK I could keep chugging along, but it is obviously a very serious distance.
Also, how hot will it be--it's earlier this year, right? Perhaps not so hot?
Finally, if you have 10k open water races to recommend, what are they? That distance I know I can do and enjoy.
