since when is outswimming me a big accomplishment?
oh yes…you need to mention I swam a 1:02! that’s a BIG FREAKIN DEAL!!!
Just when you swim 62 minutes you are retiring?
Brad, congrats…nice to see the work pay off…have a blast in Kona and then you can spend your youth focusing on short course just like all the ITU pros do…there is plenty of time to do the long stuff when you get to Crowie and Macca’s age. Here is something to consider…all the pros who went long course when they were young are slower than their peer at long course now (Hellriegel, Lothar Leder etc). All the guys the same age who raced ITU (Crowie, Macca) are still fast.
Anyway, great job…I won’t venture into what would save you the 32 seconds…the absolute easiest answer is 1 second per K for the final 30K and a bit of a sprint in the final, but that’s the hard way…probably a ton of easy ways elsewhere!