Lake Quassy Swimfest 9-5-2015

Beautiful day for a swim.  I did all five miles again (3 mile, 1.5, 0.5).

I felt much better on the three mile than last year, although it was still painful and I had a bit of headache, but never felt like I was going to throw up or quit.  I would like to get more comfortable t this distance.

the 1.5 went well.  I swam harder, felt fine.

The 0.5 also went well, other than some dude came up from behind me side me after the turn, and kept ramming me.  there was lots of open space around us, but he persisted so I gave it back, he ended up swimming across my legs, and then faded back.

I ended up with a third place in the wet suit division again for men over 35.

Here are my times:

3 Mile - 1:37:58
1.5 Mile - 46.47
0.5 Mile - 15:02
Combined - 2:39:46

Here's how it compares to last year

3 Mile - 7 minutes 41 seconds faster
1.5 Mile - 1 Minute, 59 seconds faster
0.5 Mile - 18 seconds slower
Combined - 9 minutes, 24 seconds faster

Judging from other times, there is no major discrepancy to show a shorter course, so this is legitimate improvement.  If anything, the 0.5 mile course was longer.

http://fasttracktiming.com/race-result/qsc-open-water-swim-3/#/results::1441634800187