Results are in

Raslina 5K start and finish

I hit under my goal of two hours with a 1:52.16 in the Raslina 5K. While that’s not my best time ever, I must say that of all the 5Ks I’ve done, it felt the best. Like I said in my review yesterday, I never felt better. I pushed hard through the whole damn race. Nothing hurt beyond my typical initial sore shoulders and arms in the first 500-1000m. My breathing was perfect, my navigation not that bad, and my pacing great. I really am happy with that time, despite it meaning that I was swimming only 2:15 per 100m. That is slow! But I think if you took my times at each kilometer, you’d find it pretty damn consistent. Except for the last one where I pushed the hell out of it!

So, all in all: happy. That time got me 17 out of 25 males in the 40-49 age group, and 59 out of 80 males total. Not sure where I stood among all swimmers, but I can tell you that only one woman swam slower than me. Also, if you know me and you know Fembot, you know I have no problem being “beat by a girl.” Just ask me about my first Olympic-distance tri and Ruth.  😉

And, I managed to get the Marathon Swimmers Federation mentioned!

And I managed to get MSF mentioned!

 

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