I was waiting for someone to post about the Minnetonka 5 Mile and USMS 10 Mile hosted in Excelsior, MN. It didn't happen so I 'm going to mention it.
My compliments to the director, the chair person and the volunteers. I haven't done a lot of open water events, but I thought it was well organized and the community of Excelsior made a good venue. #PayItForward
I swam the 10 mile. Only my 2nd ever pure open water race.
2nd complaint - did they have a shuttle to return swimmers to the start? I had to bum a ride to my rental car. It took a handful of solicitations.
They were encouraging people who had rides to carpool with other swimmers. It would have been nice to be able to walk up on the Wayzata Beach and see how it was setup, but the turnaround buoy was a few 100 meters from shore.
I swam the 10 mile. Only my 2nd ever pure open water race.
2nd complaint - did they have a shuttle to return swimmers to the start? I had to bum a ride to my rental car. It took a handful of solicitations.
They were encouraging people who had rides to carpool with other swimmers. It would have been nice to be able to walk up on the Wayzata Beach and see how it was setup, but the turnaround buoy was a few 100 meters from shore.
