lightheir wrote:
Short course?
Current?
You're MUCH faster in a wetsuit?
If it's only 2 races, possibly the above, but if it's every race that you're 1:30 OWS (which should put you into the top 15% or higher in most triathlons in the swim leg), then you really are much, much better in OWS than the pool. (A 1:45/100 pool swim is slightly behind MOP for AG triathlon)
I always check my % standing in the OA and AG of the swim for all my PR triathlon swims because of things like short course and current that make you feel like a stud based on your recorded time, but less of a stud when you see that everyone else seemed to benefit from a 2-3 min speed bump.
Yes, mostly short course (Olympic/INTL) that said, my HIM in Madison was 1:35 pace. No currents that I've noticed or aware of, most areas I race in are smaller lakes (MN). So I do attribute a lot of the speed to wetsuit, also attribute a lot to race mentality. Admittedly, I have a hard time getting excited to swim back and forth, tracing the black line back to the "+"
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MJGuswiler: Jul 20, 17 13:01