I've been training for my first open-water swim in a lap pool. The event is only one mile and I've been swimming it in about 29 minutes. Is that fast or not? I'm not entirely sure. Also, how does lap pool swimming translate to open water in terms of time. I know I need to take into consideration the sighting, temperature and not having walls to stop at/push off, but should I expect to swim it in 29 minutes? Or is that unrealistic?:cane:
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I did OK. Finished 13th out of 25 swimmers in the one-mile race. My time was 33 minutes, 39 seconds. Not great, but I was satisfied with it, considering it was my first open water race. The cold wasn't bad at all. It ended up being about 65 degrees and I got used to it pretty quick. Still having a hard time eating though, because the salt from that lake pickled my tongue. That was easily the biggest problem I had, but that must be entirely unique to that race. You can see the photos from the race here . I was number 12 (written on arms and swim cap).
Nice job. I'm glad it ended up being 65--I was a little worried about 62. Sounds like a small difference, but 62 is pushing it for me. I work pretty hard trying to acclimate to lower temperatures, but it's tough.
I knew about the salt water making people's tongue swell up, but I'm surprised to hear it last this long.
I did OK. Finished 13th out of 25 swimmers in the one-mile race. My time was 33 minutes, 39 seconds. Not great, but I was satisfied with it, considering it was my first open water race. The cold wasn't bad at all. It ended up being about 65 degrees and I got used to it pretty quick. Still having a hard time eating though, because the salt from that lake pickled my tongue. That was easily the biggest problem I had, but that must be entirely unique to that race. You can see the photos from the race here . I was number 12 (written on arms and swim cap).
Nice job. I'm glad it ended up being 65--I was a little worried about 62. Sounds like a small difference, but 62 is pushing it for me. I work pretty hard trying to acclimate to lower temperatures, but it's tough.
I knew about the salt water making people's tongue swell up, but I'm surprised to hear it last this long.
