First Ocean Swim Race Rec's
Wondering what y'all think of 70.3 Gulf Coast as a first ocean swim race venue? I have done 3 70.3s, several Oly's and a 140.6. So my confidence in overall execution is fine.
I won't have much time to prepare for ocean swimming as I live in the Midwest. So I would pretty much just have the week before for a few swims. I have a few questions:
How much can a little bit of ingested saltwater have an affect later on in the race?
I'm strong with chop in large lakes. But how hard is it to determine how to swim in ocean current?
Is it stupid for me to consider this? I have family in PCB, so it's a cheap race-cation for me overall. But definitely would need to commit to some serious swim strength to further boost confidence for an ocean swim.
Thanks for your input guys!