Posted by Phil on Feb 7, 2009 in
Training After having my plans to join the social training run in the Redwoods buggered up by work I got home with enough time to chuck on my cycling gear and head out for a quick ride. I decided on a new loop tonight, headed down Totara Rd left onto Whirinaki Vly Rd right onto Waikite Vly Rd right onto Mangatete Rd Sth right onto Whirinaki Vly Rd left into Totara Rd.
Awesome ride felt powerful and had a great workout. I finally hit the 30km/h average that I have been trying for (just a personal milestone).
13.44km, 26mins 26secs, Avg 30.5km/h, Max 56km/h, Cadence 90-95
Posted by Phil on Feb 7, 2009 in
Races / Events 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.