Time Trial Special

frenchyge said:

Frankly, that's what's kept me from ever wanting to *take up* triathalons. 🙂

Really? I didn't know you enjoy running. If you are an active runner, there are probably a bunch of duathlon in your area.

Learning how to be competitive swimming, takes roughly 2 to 3 years, at a rate of 3to4 60to90min sessions per week. No sweat.

For someone highly analytic like you, it would probably becomes a real passion. A lot of physics and fluid mechanics involved 🙂

The fact is, the smarter you are, the faster you swim, effortless.

Iron Man said:

i have scrapped the time trial in place of an olympic dist tri a few weeks later in QLD

I am SO GLAD.

Listen, I don't know how you train in the water, but here's a tip that will allow you to cut at least 10min per kilo, within one year.

Go to http://www.swimsmooth.com

Paul Newsome has been a successful coach in Australia, UK, and recently I met him here in Canada. He sells very nice dvd material, with a bunch of drills. You can even contact him, send him a clip of yourself swimming, etc.

There is that other company, totalimmersion.nettotalimmersion.netOpen ↗

Terry Laughlin "has seen the divine light". He discovered how fun it is to swim long glides. He can be pretty inspiring at times, although I find his teaching suits more Pool Swimmers, rather than Open Water Swimmers.