https://bethanyrutledge.com/blog/ironman-florida-swim-and-thoughts-on-swim-smart/ Wed, 02 Aug 2017 04:59:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://bethanyrutledge.com/blog/ironman-florida-swim-and-thoughts-on-swim-smart/#comment-20203 Wed, 02 Aug 2017 04:59:53 +0000 http://bethanyrutledge.com/?p=595#comment-20203 Other races exist that are of the same distance as an Ironman triathlon but are not produced, owned, or licensed by the World Triathlon Corporation. Among the participants were representatives of both the Mid-Pacific Road Runners and the Waikiki Swim Club, whose members had long been debating which athletes were more fit, runners or swimmers.

]]> https://bethanyrutledge.com/blog/ironman-florida-swim-and-thoughts-on-swim-smart/#comment-60 Sun, 10 Nov 2013 21:51:15 +0000 http://bethanyrutledge.com/?p=595#comment-60 I definitely agree with you and should have mentioned that. The rough water contributed to the roughness. Hopefully they’ll be able to identify the best way forward with Swim Smart through trial and error…

]]> https://bethanyrutledge.com/blog/ironman-florida-swim-and-thoughts-on-swim-smart/#comment-59 Sun, 10 Nov 2013 21:04:25 +0000 http://bethanyrutledge.com/?p=595#comment-59 When I heard about their swim start plan for IMFL I was a bit concerned also. However I believe the rough surf made it far worse then it would have otherwise been. At IMCDA they had the same “corral system” but you could only enter the water through a banner no bigger than the size in your 1st pic. I liked that system as it spread things out a bit and I only ever had contact 1x during the entire 2.4 mile course. Hopefully they will find better balances in the future since this was their first year of doing it… but I also concur that it is a way for them to increase entries per race.

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