I finally got my Garmin working, and have the map from my 3K (ha!) swim. Here’s the map:

As you can see from the very start, the loop was a bit short of 3K. We started at a mutual starting point, the same one for all races, then swam toward our buoys, which for the 3K were green. That explain why my start and finish are at two different locations. Still don’t know why the loops didn’t add up. Also, it seems at one point I got an atypical south-to-north current and for a few seconds was swimming at 20mph! Live the dream! Anyway, I’m not sure why I’ve got so much non-moving time. I was speaking to my daughter for that long, certainly not over 10 minutes. So, I’m really confused. My moving pace is awesome for me, but probably unrealistic with so little swimming this summer. But the average pace is a bit slow, even with the couple of minutes I spent getting my youngest back on her way. Who knows. I really wish I could manipulate these data more. In the Timing box, you can see the completely flat spot right after my speed boost. That is probably the time I stopped to talk with my daughter. If I could manipulate this, I could figure out exactly how many minutes I spent in one spot, then I can deduct that from my totals to find out my pace.

The one good thing this map shows is that I’m getting a little better at staying on course, although if you zoom in, you can see I still need some work. God, I love technology.