[Helmut S]

Gordo schreibt zum IM:

Go easy on the swim. In all my IM races, I think that I am going very easy on the swim. Well... I am way wrong. In Hawaii, my swim leg had my highest average HR! I was clearly "hammering" the swim but it felt effortless. Go "easy" and you will surprise yourself. I shudder to think what my HR data was for IMC99, I could barely stand at the end of that swim.

http://www.coachgordo.com/gtips/race...t_ironman.html

Interessanterweise schreibt er zum 1/2 IM detailierter:

Go out easy on the swim - the swim makes no difference to your overall performance. Use it as a warm-up for the bike. Two minutes faster on the swim can result in 20 minutes slower on the run. I ran past 250+ people at Wildflower last year. In an IM race, I typically pass 5-800 people with this strategy.

http://www.coachgordo.com/gtips/race...f_ironman.html

Das es für uns in der Regel darum geht so viele Körner wie möglich auf die 2. Hälfte des HM mitzunehmen, würde ich locker "cruisen".