02/02/2009

AQUATHON 

I did my first aquathon (swim followed by a run, as opposed to a duathlon which is usually a run-bike-run format) tonight after work.

Opted for the short course swim of 300m followed by a 5.5km run as I wanted to try a swim with the wetsuit. I found that the wetsuit helped immensely but the long sleeves were to constricting (they will be shortened before the Kinloch Tri). I also discovered that my biggest hassle with the swim (through reading during the week and observation tonight) is feeling overwhelmed by the open water swim. Tonights short course swim was in the shallows and I was able to follow the line where the lakebed sloped off into deeper water, it was a much easier swim without having to overcome the feeling of “I’m out of my depth”.

Swim 6mins 50secs, Run 36mins 10secs, Total time 42mins 20secs.