Redman Half Distance Aquabike - Aquabike


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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
United States
Redman Events
65F / 18C
Overcast
Total Time = 4h 29m 2s
Overall Rank = 13/20
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Same as usual. Get up early, eat a small breakfast, drive to venue, set-up transition.
Event warmup:

Walked about .50 mile to venue.
Swim
  • 43m 8s
  • 2112 yards
  • 02m 02s / 100 yards
Comments:

I need more practice sighting. I tend to veer-off to the right, probably due to breathing to the right during races. I tried to correct this somewhat during this race by getting to the left of a swimmer who was about my speed and keeping about three feet between us...cut my sighting frequency down to half of what it usually is and saved time.

The start and finish were super muddy, and the timing mat was up on shore, so my swim was faster than what is reflected here.
What would you do differently?:

Practice OWS more often - at least every two weeks.
Transition 1
  • 07m 6s
Comments:

I think I may try going sockless next time I do a sprint...just to see if it's doable for me. Pulling on socks takes forever. Also, if I'm going to keep doing triathlon, I need to get tri bike shoes instead of the three strip bike shoes I have now.
What would you do differently?:

Skip socks and possibly gloves.
Bike
  • 3h 38m 48s
  • 56 miles
  • 15.36 mile/hr
Comments:

I had a UTI and had no energy going into this race. The saddle didn't help my UTI issues, and I was in some sig pain by mile 40. Really, everything went to hell after mile 40....too bad because I was happy with my time at the halfway split.
What would you do differently?:

Eat more before the race! Coach said I only ate about half the calories I needed to before the race, and could have used about 500 more calories during the bike. Also, I need to practice on more hills and at a higher pace.
Post race
Warm down:

Just walked around.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

UTI, low energy, undernourished, not enough sleep night before.

Event comments:

Good race as long as there is water in Lake Hefner, which doesn't seem to always be the case. Excellent volunteers!




Last updated: 2011-01-20 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:43:08 | 2112 yards | 02m 02s / 100yards
Age Group: 6/
Overall: 0/20
Performance: Good
Suit: Wetsuit
Course: Open water swim in lake. Large triangle counter clockwise.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 72F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Average Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 07:06
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
03:38:48 | 56 miles | 15.36 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/20
Performance: Below average
Wind: Some
Course: Described as fast, rolling hills course. It felt really hilly to me. Had a head wind on last half of bike, as well as more hills.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills: Below average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4