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UFTriGator posted 1 year ago.
If being in the mess of things at the start is uncomfortable for you, then that might be the best strategy. However, an even pace is usually the fastest way to race. If you can settle in from the beginning and find a nice draft, you can go faster, but that's only assuming that you can get comfortable with a ton of people around you. It'll take some getting used to, but eventually it shouldn't bother you anymore.
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qb ant posted 1 year ago.
I agree, finding your pace early on is better then going all out at first, for me anyway. You'd be surprised at how many people you'll pass, even if you start toward the back, just by finding your grove and keeping at it.
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Iron Dan posted 1 year ago.
If you stay to the back and to the outside of the swim wave, you will usually not have any problems with people swimming over you. Just swim an even pace the entire race but position yourself more toward the back or outside of the swim wave. This will make it a lot easier and you have a much more enjoyable swim.
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LongTime posted 1 year ago.
Be careful starting on the inside back of the start. There can be serious traffic jams going around the first buoy, especially if it's not far away followed by a 90 degree turn. How do I know this?
Just completed my first tri this weekend, wanted to say thanks to all the posts, the information is great. Just a question about the swim leg, I did the swim in pretty good time but at the start it seemed like everyone was going crazy, I started in the front of the pack so this probably had something to do with it, but immediately I felt people swimming over the top of me, kicking me, and then I just said the heck with it and went all out for like the first 100 to 150 yards, then it seemed people started to either fall behind or pull away. Is this normal? should that be my strategy in all my races to just go all out for the first 100 or 200 and then settle in and focus on my stroke technique? I mean that first burst was probably the ugliest swimming I have ever done, l felt like I was swimming for my life.
After I calmed down, I started to swim much better, and was out of the water pretty fast. The rest of the race was great and probably one of the best race experiences I ever had. Can't believe I waited this long to try it out. I am already looking for my next one.
Thanks