Riverbluff AquaBike - Aquabike


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Ashland City, Tennessee
United States
MagicSportsUSA.com
80F / 27C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 24m 59s
Overall Rank = 3/6
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Was full from a big dinner the night before, so had a banana and a piece of toast. Drove 45 min to the race
Event warmup:

rode ~3 miles. No swim warm up allowed in the river
Swim
  • 20m 20s
  • 1500 meters
  • 01m 22s / 100 meters
Comments:

Swim went OK. I was trying to relax and swim smoothly, which I think I did well. First 200m navigation was tough, going across/down current. Once I got out into the main current, though, and coming back in adn I felt like I sighted pretty werll. Never pushed too hard, and felt really good at the end. I should've peed again riught before starting thouhg, as I had to back float for 15 sec to pee half way through the swim. Was 70 sec slower than last year, but I definitely felt better this year getting out of the water. Would've been 37/170 overall
What would you do differently?:

pee again right before the start
Transition 1
  • 01m 27s
Comments:

Went pretty smoothly. Ran up to T1 wihtout much knee pain, got suit off quickly, and took off. 50 sec faster than last year. 1th faster T1 out of 170.
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Bike
  • 1h 03m 11s
  • 40 kms
  • 37.98 km/hr
Comments:

I felt like I was riding very hard and was a little disappointed with my time. My Garmin was 30 sec faster than what they had me timed for, though. Per my Garmin, I negative split the loops by 20 sec, which I was pleased with. NP was 212, but avg P was 206, so kept it pretty steady the whole way. IF was only 0.758, and I need to get this up to 0.8at least. Not sure why htis was slower than last year, as I'm in better shape this year, and I felt like I couldn't have gone much faster.
Post race
Warm down:

walked around, ate a bit and drove home.

Event comments:

Great venue and location. Very organized. Fun course, great post-race spread.




Last updated: 2024-08-12 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:20:20 | 1500 meters | 01m 22s / 100meters
Age Group: 2/
Overall: 0/6
Performance: Average
Suit: swimskin
Course: large rectangle in the river, downriver to start, then cross and come back upstream
Start type: Run Plus: Time Trial
Water temp: 80F / 27C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:27
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:03:11 | 40 kms | 37.98 km/hr
Age Group: 3/
Overall: 0/6
Performance: Average
31:30, 31:10 for the 2 laps
Wind: Some
Course: 2 loop out and back. I ~1 mile gradual hill coming and going. Would've been 43/170 overall
Road: Smooth  Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5