Minnetonka Challenge 5 mile and USMS 10 mile

RE: Minnetonka Challenge 5 mile and USMS 10 mile

Former Member — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 09:35:30 GMT

it is an excellent destination swim. I did the race about 5 years ago, and the host made arrangement for my canoe support. I traveled alone from Houston, TX. I do have two complaints. Information regarding the 5-mile swim is difficult to come by... every time I seem to google the race minnesota masters comes up AND entry forms have seemed hard work to locate. of course, this wouldn't be true for a USMS 10K. 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.

RE: Minnetonka Challenge 5 mile and USMS 10 mile

Former Member — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 07:39:37 GMT

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.

RE: Minnetonka Challenge 5 mile and USMS 10 mile

Former Member — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 07:31:41 GMT

Did you write a race report? I'd love to read it. I'm going to write a story. I've got a few ideas. When I get it written I'll get you a copy of it.

RE: Minnetonka Challenge 5 mile and USMS 10 mile

mjtyson — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:03:21 GMT

Did you write a race report? I'd love to read it.