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xiphiasWe had to pull Father out of the water for hypothermia. At a bit shy of the five mile mark. At a bit shy of three hours.
He made nearly five miles in under three hours. In water temperatures between 59 and 63 degrees (15-17 degrees centigrade).
If Father can manage to gain about fifteen pounds over the next year, he ought to be able to make it all the way.
Edited To Add: A correction. I stated here that Father went a bit shy of the five mile mark. However, we were also taking GPS readings every fifteen minutes, and Lis and I just plotted how far he got at his final reading. At his final reading of 12:15, which was about five or ten minutes BEFORE we pulled him out of the water, he had swum 5.23 miles, just shy of five and a quarter miles. He made well OVER five miles in 2 hours 45 minutes.
He made nearly five miles in under three hours. In water temperatures between 59 and 63 degrees (15-17 degrees centigrade).
If Father can manage to gain about fifteen pounds over the next year, he ought to be able to make it all the way.
Edited To Add: A correction. I stated here that Father went a bit shy of the five mile mark. However, we were also taking GPS readings every fifteen minutes, and Lis and I just plotted how far he got at his final reading. At his final reading of 12:15, which was about five or ten minutes BEFORE we pulled him out of the water, he had swum 5.23 miles, just shy of five and a quarter miles. He made well OVER five miles in 2 hours 45 minutes.
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Date: 2010-08-15 01:44 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-08-17 04:11 pm (UTC)Like, in a thousand meter rowing race, "last" is when everyone else finished before you do. "Dead last" is when you hear the buzzer for the first finisher(s) just as you enter the final 250 meters. "Dead fucking last" is when you hear the buzzers for *all* the other finishers before you enter the last 250 meters.
Ask me how I know.
On the other hand, "embarassing" and "DFL" are not necessarily synonymous. "EMbarrassing" is when you hear all the buzzers while you're still far from the finish and you give in and row less than your best for the rest of the race. I don't do that any more, not since one of the races we filmed years ago, when I did just that and had to watch it on video. Now I have a commitment to myself: no matter where I finish in a race, no matter how well I know the outcome, I finish it rowing the best my body will permit. WHich is what it sounds like your father did, for as long as *his* body would permit.