August 8, 2009, 8:00am EDT
Boston Harbor, Boston MA
Updates from the Race
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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... |