LynchDeez wrote:
Thomas Gerlach wrote:
dirtymangos wrote:
I am doing IM Louiseville. I am a fast swimmer.
Typically:
I am first amateur after the swim.
3rd at the half way point on the bike
8th in to T2
30th at the end of the run
The time trial start gives me a whole new opportunity.....
I could seed myself so that I would be passing people the whole race. (Not just being passed).
But I am concerned about having to fight my way through 1,000s of recreational athletes.
Where should I seed myself?
I would seed myself dead last. You waste way less mental energy in the morning. Essentially a porta-potty is at your disposal at any moment, you don't have to be there at the crack of dawn. The post above is wrong IMO in regards to IMMT. Water is so dense, you think slip streaming on the bike is beneficial, it is way more beneficial in the swim. You might not have as good of rhythm but seriously the drafting will make up for it. My best swim ever came one of my last races as an amauter before becoming an "elite amatuer". In a crowd, complicated swim I pass so many people on the swim in was unreal. Made me feel like I was a legit swimmer even thought I was anything but.
Ugh... I'm not sure if I agree? Starting late means he's going to spend more time suffering through the midday heat? I sort of like the idea of him lining up early and getting off the course as soon as he can. Isn't the exposure to the heat way worse if he starts at 9 than if he starts at 7? Especially if he's a relatively decent cyclist/runner?
It really depends on the specific day but I say no. Frankly, the later you start, the later you start the run, and that is really where you core temp can go thru the roof. Although you might be running in the hottest part of the day in some races, that really doesn't tell the whole picture. The dew point + radiant energy really mean more than just temperature. As the day goes on the dew point usually falls as the humidity falls. The radiant energy goes way down to. These make it easier to run not harder. We saw this in Cozumel this weekend. Nearly every pro ran faster later on in the half marathon, likely because the dew point fell.
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