07-31-2008, 07:14 PM | #1 |
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10K open water swim at the olympics...
This would be brutal. I once did three miles in a pool in a little over 1 1/2 hours and I would gladly spend six hours on my bike before I did that again.
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It's really not that bad as all you need to do is to draft off somebody and get yourself into a rhythm. 5K is the shortest open water with 10K next and I believe they have 25K and 50K races.
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07-31-2008, 07:36 PM | #3 |
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I've done a few open water swims during tris. The only thing I got was a few sharp kicks in the head; no draft. It was pretty brutal, especially for a weak swimmer. I always bail out of the melee and head to the outside of the pack or drop way back. Basically just try to not drown before the bike leg.
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