5K swim

[kacie tri-ing]

Thanks again. I know that I have slacked off on my excercises. Yesterday, I started a short term summer job teaching on a college campus. I wore a one-strap bag filled with my supplies and lugged it for miles. My hip hurt more last night than it has in a month. I think the twisting threw me totally off balance. I was so upset that I was hurting from carrying a stupid bag. My whole back is sore today, but I am trying to be careful, because I really want to do this swim Sunday!!!! I will be stuck with tons of needles tonight though, which is insanely painful, but I think it works! I seriously needed to hear your ironman story. My PT tells me I have to think of it that way, but for some reason, it is just hard to believe!

[KSH]

You sound like me!

I did a marathon 5-16-09. I believe I got a stress fracture while racing (no insurance, not confirmed, but it was hurting bad for a good week or so afterwards).

Since I couldn't run, I decided to sign up for a 3 mile swim. Why not? I can go see some family in Maryland and swim!

My swim is July 11th. It's kept my focus off what I can't do... and made me think about what I CAN do.

Good luck on your swim!

[kacie tri-ing]

KSH--I can't wait to hear about it!

How is the stress fracture feeling?

My hip has been bothering me, but my pt did 25 needles yesterday, and I feel like I am loosening up some. I have done just a tiny bit of swimming and tons of walking this week, but not much else! I figure it is tapering, right? (even though I am barely trained to finish this!). KSH, I think you will probably be better trained than me!

What are you doing about nutrition? Eating anything?

[KSH]

KSH--I can't wait to hear about it!

How is the stress fracture feeling?

My hip has been bothering me, but my pt did 25 needles yesterday, and I feel like I am loosening up some. I have done just a tiny bit of swimming and tons of walking this week, but not much else! I figure it is tapering, right? (even though I am barely trained to finish this!). KSH, I think you will probably be better trained than me!

What are you doing about nutrition? Eating anything?

Hey yeah, you too!

I'm back to running. Foot is feeling it a little, but I think I'm pretty much healed up. Only doing up to 2.5 mile runs right now.

OUCH! 25 needles! WOAH! Take it easy over there!

Yeah, I signed up for my race with 6 weeks to train. But I have a background in swimming (swam in HS on the team)... so I knew I could ramp up quickly from the base I had.

I have been doing swim sessions that range from 2500 (OWS), to 5,000 meters (3 miles- pool). I have done the 5,000 meters once. Plan on doing it again this Friday. Otherwise, my other swim sessions are 4,000 meters.

I gal I know told me that prepare for a 6 mile OWS her coach had her doing nothing but 500's with a :10 second rest.

So I have been doing 8x500... 10x500. Yeah, it's boring, but it will get the job done.

On a PERFECT day I'll do the 3 miles in 1:30. But with currents, waves, not swimming straight... 1:45 is more realistic.

I can do that without any water or nutrition, so that's my plan race day. I should be fine.

I think they MIGHT have some kind of nutrition boats in the water... but they haven't been clear what distances the boats are for. There will be 1-2-3-4 and 5 mile swimmers. Since it's not a point to point (we U turn at our marker to make it our mileage), I don't know if the boats will be close to my turn around.

Oh and the results from last year.... show that I'll be BOP for my swim. The 1st place person for the 3 miler came out in 1:06. That's just silly fast!

GOOD LUCK with your swim! Come back and post all about it!

PS- Sorry for the LONG post... there really isn't anyone I know that I can talk to them about this.

[colby]

On a PERFECT day I'll do the 3 miles in 1:30. But with currents, waves, not swimming straight... 1:45 is more realistic.

I can do that without any water or nutrition, so that's my plan race day. I should be fine.

I think they MIGHT have some kind of nutrition boats in the water... but they haven't been clear what distances the boats are for. There will be 1-2-3-4 and 5 mile swimmers. Since it's not a point to point (we U turn at our marker to make it our mileage), I don't know if the boats will be close to my turn around.

Oh and the results from last year.... show that I'll be BOP for my swim. The 1st place person for the 3 miler came out in 1:06. That's just silly fast!

Holy crap!! That's amazing. You're a fast swimmer... to be at the back with a 1:30-1:45 3-mile swim!!??! Wow.

[KSH]

Holy crap!! That's amazing. You're a fast swimmer... to be at the back with a 1:30-1:45 3-mile swim!!??! Wow.

Well, thanks. Compared to triathletes (with no competitive swimming in their background), I usually come out top 5 in my AG. If not top 3.

But at a race where REAL SWIMMERS show up... I'm mediocre.

I could not believe someone swam the 3 miles in 1:06 last year. Now THAT IS FAST!

[kacie tri-ing]

Hello! I did it!

It was quite an adventure! DH and I went to a friend's wedding 6 hours away. We left during the reception to drive 4 of the hours back. Then, we just got up early to finish the driving and get to the race on time.

It was easy checking in. I got my cap and body markings, slathered on the sunscreen, and ate a gu at the start (I did not take anything with me). Now, the race is a 5K, but their online map says 3.25, and it turns out that I am terrrible at sighting, so I KNOW I went longer than that For the first half of the swim, there were no bouys. None. Now, I have only done tris, and there are always bouys. The instructions at the pre-race meeting were, "see that place where the land sticks out? Swim to that. Then turn, and you will see two more. Swim towards those. Then, there will be a double-story deck. After those things, you will see a bouy in the distance." Great. See, that doesn't work for me. I tried to be very calm and in control, but I was all over the place. I really enjoyed the 2:23 I spent in a very nice lake in the mountains, but I know I could have done better. DH said that everyone on the shore talking was asking if this was my first time. Apparently this is a race where many people return year after year. I want to go back next year now that I understand the course better. I guess they just assumed I would know where to go! I had a blast though, and I was 3rd in my age group I will not divulge how many were in my age group.

So, I am off to look up more events!! Today was the first day that I really enjoyed open water swimming. I mean really enjoyed it. I was tired at the end, but I feel great now! Hopefully I won't be too sore. I do plan to actually train for the next one of these I do I unlike KSH (who is going to have a smokin fast time compared to me), have no background at all in swimming. OH! And I had yummy quesadillas and a frozen coke (which is my current cure to all heat woes). I will post up some pictures soon!