18th Oct 2009 Sunday - Yellow Fish OWS plus my Brick Training

This morning was the YF OWS swim at F2 ECP; an event I very much looking forward to since it was my 1st attempt for a long sea swim.

"Body marking"

"With Melvin; our photographer"

This sea swim comprised swimming distance of 2km, 3km and 4km. I registered for the 3km swim. Many "rubber" guys and gals were in the 4km swim as all of them were trying out their wet suite in preparation for their Aust Basselton FIM. The swim route was a 500m rectangular loop coupled with a short shore run of 20km. I felt that the loop was probably 50m longer.

"me and 2 happy 'rubber' swimmers for 4 km"

"me with more happy 'rubber' swimmers; ready for 4 km"

"serious or worried......?!!"

For 3 km swim, I have to swim 6 loops of 500m. After our body marking, we were all ready to go. My wave started at 8.45am, 15min after the 4km wave. Half way into my 1st loop it began to rain, a threatened thunder storm nearly disrupted our swim, fortunately it was just passing cloud. My 1st 5 loops were smooth, water was calm but at my 6th loop; water was turned choppy as tide was rising.

My timing:-
1st loop 14.53min; 2nd loop 15.17min; 3rd loop 16.13min; 4th loop 15.36min; 5th loop 16.14min; 6th loop 14.58min. ( Total time 1hr 33min; official dist 3 km; probable dist 3.3km).

I took the opportunity to do a bike-run brick to prepare for my Lumut-Powerman on 8th Nov.

Cycle from F2 to East coastal road {3 loops, 15km per loop} to F2 = 4.5+45+4.5 = 54km (1hr 55min)
Tried to maintain 30km/hr, but all the return loops were tough as the regular head wind along Coastal road was strong, could hardly maintain 27-28 km/hr

Run from F2 toward chalet; 10km - 1hr 5min.
As I started my run in noon time, the weather was terribly hot without much wind or friendly breeze. Manage to do a negative split as planned. 1st 5km - 35min, returned 5 km - 30km

Total timing = 4hr 33min. It was a Sunday morning well spent for training and felt great I finally did a long sea swim which boost up my confident in any future long sea swim especially the FIM dist of 3.8km. I will definitely go for 4km for the next YF OWS.

I proceeded to Kallang Leisure Park to collect Lucille's GE goodies pack.
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