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Riverbluff AquaBike - Aquabike

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Ashland City, Tennessee
United States
Team Magic
75F / 24C
Precipitation

Total Time = 1h 22m 51s
Overall Rank = 2/14
Age Group = All racers
Age Group Rank = 0/

Pre-race routine:

ate a banana nad PB and a piece of toast

Event warmup:

rode 2.5 miles

Swim

19m 10s
1500 meters
01m 17s / 100 meters

Comments:

Swim went pretty well. Navigated well going downstream, but not so well as I was tiring and coming back upstream. Did pretty well overall, would've been 14th fastest swim in OlyTri

What would you do differently?:

nothing

Transition 1

02m 17s

Comments:

Was able to jog the whole way from water to T1. Went pretty smoothly, although I wasn't rushing too much.

Bike

1h 01m 23s
40 kms
39.10 km/hr

Comments:

would've been 23 in the OlyTri. Fun course. Double out and back with 1 mod hill in the middle. Stayed aero almost the whole time, 100% in big chaiin ring. Hit the final turnaround adn pushed the laslt 6 miles back in , knowing I didn't have to run, and neg split by almost a min. Legs, quads, adn glutes are beat today, thoguh.

What would you do differently?:

nothign

Post race

Warm down:

walkd aorund, ate a bit and waited for awards

Event comments:

Great race. Up to ~500 racers this year, up from ~200 in 2019. Fun bike course. Rain made it a bit tougher, but still a fun race and great morning.

Last updated: 2023-08-28 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:19:10 \| 1500 meters \| 01m 17s / 100meters
Age Group:	2/
Overall:	14/14
Performance:	Good
Suit:	SwimSkin
Course:	rectangle down river, across, then back upstream
Start type:	Run	Plus:
Water temp:	79F / 26C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Good	Remainder:	Good
Breathing:	Good	Drafting:	Good
Waves:		Navigation:	Average
Rounding:

T1
Time:	02:17
Performance:	Average
Cap removal:		Helmet on/ Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck?		Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:

Biking
01:01:23 \| 40 kms \| 39.10 km/hr
Age Group:	2/
Overall:	2/14
Performance:	Good
Hit turnaround after first lap at 31:10, so negative split by about 50 sec.
Wind:	Little
Course:	double out and back, only 1 hill in either direction
Road:	Smooth Wet	Cadence:
Turns:	Good	Cornering:
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Good
Race pace:	Hard	Drinks:	Not enough

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?

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