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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