2009 Boston Light Swim
August 8, 2009, 8:00am EDT
Boston Harbor, Boston MA


Updates from the Race

These updates were made from onboard the boat on our Real-Time Tracking page as the race progressed...

6:45am
Heading to the dock on the boat. Video not working yet....
7:26am
At the starting point... water is a bit chilly
8:14am
Temp at start 61.2
8:15am
Race started at 8:02am
8:15am
Video is down... electrical problems.
8:26am
Passing 1 mile
8:33am
8:32 - water temp 61.1. First feeding done. "Chilly"
8:45am
2 miles, George's Island turn... 43 minutes in... 61.1 degrees.
9:02am
1 hour in. 2nd feeding. temp 61.0
9:18am
Past 3 miles.
9:32am
3rd feeding. Still cold. 61.0
9:43am
Water temp now 60.9. Brr.
9:49am
For the record.... no wetsuit still.
9:52am
Next feeding done just after bridge. Still cold. Doing OK.
9:58am
Currently 3rd. Neumayer 1st, McMorrow 2nd. Kate Radville just behind us.
10:01am
5 miles. Still 60.9 deg. C'mon sun!
10:01am
Video camera appears broken. Giving up on video.
10:11am
Feeding done. 2:09 into race. 61.0 temp. About 5.5 miles in.
10:27am
2:26 race time. Feeding again. Temp 61.0. Approaching mile 6.
10:34am
6 miles done. 60.9 degrees. 2 miles to go!
10:34am
Still 3rd. Neumayer in lead. McMorrow 2nd. Radville just behind us.
10:44am
Feeding at 2:40 race time. Past 6 miles. 61.0 deg
10:47am
Jess is currently lead female.
10:57am
2:55 race time. Feeding done. Just about 7 miles. 61.0 degrees.
11:11am
3:09 race time. Tried to feed. She just wants to swim to shore! 0.55 miles to go.
11:16am
0.3 miles to finish! 61.0 degrees.
11:20am
We believe Seb Neumayer won. Andrew McMorrow is inches from the beach and will be 2nd overall.
11:21am
Jess is 100 yards from shore and will be 3rd overall, 1st female.
11:21am
Kate Radville is about 400 yards back and will be 4th overall, 2nd female.
11:21am
STILL 61.0 degrees!!!
11:22am
FINISHED! 3:21 race time.
11:23am
Signing off...

 


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