First Loch swim - help required

"Teslar" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I did my first OW Triathlon swim in Lochore (Scotland) at the weekend, and was I disappointed :-(

I totally lost all sense of direction and had a tendency to drift right. I made the turn point
still with a small group of swimmers in my wake but heading home after an anti clockwise turn I
went completely astray not helped by fogged goggles and not being able to hear the canoeists
shouting direction I zig zaged my way to the beach to find myself last out of the water and
feeling a total clown having entertained all the various spectators..... followed that with the
challenge of passing as many on the bike section as I possibly could and then getting beaten in a
sprint for the finish with a sprightly older guy. Mind you older was not necessarily wiser as he
went for glory I went for the timing chip counter :-)

Any tips or drills for swimming straight and true ??

cheers

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Tom

First of all - get a coach.

I'll coach you for £25.00 per hour.

Then get some glasses to see where you're going.

We all know your eyesight's getting worse!!!

Regards

George

OK George,

when I zipped up your suit I should have zipped up the back of your head too
:-)

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"Teslar" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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I did my first OW Triathlon swim in Lochore (Scotland) at the weekend,

and

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

was I disappointed :-(

I totally lost all sense of direction and had a tendency to drift right.

I

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

made the turn point still with a small group of swimmers in my wake but heading home after an
anti clockwise turn I went completely astray not helped by fogged goggles and not being able to
hear the canoeists

shouting

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

direction I zig zaged my way to the beach to find myself last out of the water and feeling a
total clown having entertained all the various spectators..... followed that with the challenge
of passing as many on

the

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

bike section as I possibly could and then getting beaten in a sprint for

the

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

finish with a sprightly older guy. Mind you older was not necessarily

wiser

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

as he went for glory I went for the timing chip counter :-)

Any tips or drills for swimming straight and true ??

cheers

Quoted message said:

Tom

First of all - get a coach.

I'll coach you for £25.00 per hour.

Then get some glasses to see where you're going.

We all know your eyesight's getting worse!!!

Regards

George

"Teslar" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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OK George,

when I zipped up your suit I should have zipped up the back of your head too
:-)

"triandrun" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Teslar" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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I did my first OW Triathlon swim in Lochore (Scotland) at the weekend,

and

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

was I disappointed :-(

I totally lost all sense of direction and had a tendency to drift right.

I

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

made the turn point still with a small group of swimmers in my wake but heading home after an
anti clockwise turn I went completely astray not helped by fogged goggles and not being able
to hear the canoeists

shouting

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

direction I zig zaged my way to the beach to find myself last out of the water and feeling a
total clown having entertained all the various spectators..... followed that with the
challenge of passing as many on

the

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

bike section as I possibly could and then getting beaten in a sprint for

the

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

finish with a sprightly older guy. Mind you older was not necessarily

wiser

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

as he went for glory I went for the timing chip counter :-)

Any tips or drills for swimming straight and true ??

cheers

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Tom

First of all - get a coach.

I'll coach you for £25.00 per hour.

Then get some glasses to see where you're going.

We all know your eyesight's getting worse!!!

Regards

George

yeah, yeah, whatever