I don't know what I was thinking but I signed up for the 3.2 mile "Fat Salmon" swim, with the level of training I have been doing I would have been better off with the 1 mile event...but I guess I'm a glutton for punishment.
The swim started under the I-90 bridge and was a straight point to point swim to Madison Park that was a little shy of the 520 floating bridge. I was little intimidated by this distance in that I have never swam this far before.
After the gun went off I knew after first 200yds it was going to be tough day, realizing that I wasn't feeling that great (on Thursday during swim practice I had my whole calf cramp up.)
Compared to a triathlon there were a lot of "real swimmers" - swimmers who dedicate 100% of there time training for swimming, compared to triathletes who spend only 1/3 of there time.
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Well anyhow I slugged it out - never felt that focused or felt that I was giving it my 100%. I ended up finishing 18th overall, within the wetsuit division.
This was the 1 mile mark!
Uuuuugh I was glad when this event was over.
2 comments:
I can barely swim 5 laps! You are incredible! Way to go!!!
maybe one year nathaniel and jenna will do a swim...
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