Wildman Triathlon Festival - Olympic Aquabike - Aquabike


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Orlando, Florida
United States
Epic Sports Marketing
51F / 11C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 35m 25s
Overall Rank = 1/3
Age Group = 50
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

I totally screwed this up. I had sleeveless and sleeved suit. Got to waters edge to put on wetsuit. Realized I had sleeveless. Had to run to transition area to get car keys and then run to car to get other suit. Had to take off timing chip to change wetsuits. Ran back to water and put suit on. Realized I did not have timing chip. Had to run back to van to get chip. Finally was ready for race. HR was way up there at this point.
Event warmup:

I could only swim about 100 yards. Not like usual. But after all the running, guess I was warm enough already.
Swim
  • 24h 34m
  • 1640 yards
  • 1h 29m 52s / 100 yards
Comments:

Fastest swim I have ever had. Calmest I have ever been in swim. I had a panic attack a few years ago in water and have been scared to death ever since. Right when we made turn for second loop, looked over and saw I was getting passed by first woman. Tried to draft, but that lasted about 6 strokes. She had fastest swim of everyone.
What would you do differently?:

Make sure I have proper wetsuit.
Absolutely nothing during the swim.
Transition 1
  • 03m 43s
Comments:

Long run from water to T1.
What would you do differently?:

Not trip over a root on way to T1. That was fun and messy. Dirt all over me.
Bike
  • 1h 06m 18s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 22.49 mile/hr
What would you do differently?:

Train more.
Post race
Warm down:

Just walked around waiting for my buddy to finish tri. Injured hip so I could do tri.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not in good enough shape yet.

Event comments:

I emailed RD twice before race and never got response. Unacceptable in a race this size to me. I have done almost 200 triathlons and 300 foot races. Especially when I ask about not showing up on participant list 2 weeks after signing up. Including asking the week of the event.
Race day seemed to go real smooth.




Last updated: 2013-03-13 12:00 AM
Swimming
24:34:00 | 1640 yards | 1h 29m 52s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 10/3
Performance: Good
Two loop swim. Counter clockwise which is what I prefer. First buoy was straight into sun. After first turn we all got strung out and I barely touched anyone after that. This was the straightest I have ever swam. Also the fastest I have swam. Maybe there is a correlation?
Suit: Full sleeved with Booties
Course: Seemed a little long between second and third buoy to me and several others. Maybe turn buoys were a little closer. Time wise it was fastest swim by over a minute.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 63F / 17C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:43
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:06:18 | 24.85 miles | 22.49 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 1/3
Performance: Good
Course was only about 22.5-23 miles. double loop on pretty good roads. I got passed by one guy. Very proud of that.
Wind:
Course: Good ride. Second loop was 1.5 minutes faster than the first.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 98
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills:
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 3