Thursday, January 19, 2006

Aquathlon - A great Experience

Activity: Swim 300metres; Run 2.5km
Time: 20:36 (including transition)
Approx swim time: 7:13
Approx run time: 13mins
Approx transition: 23sec

Comments:
Times will be finalised on net in a few days but I felt comfortable. The water was calm, the weather was cool - ideal conditions for both swimming and running. The most exciting thing happened - Aki and Flashduck entered the long course as a team with Aki swimming in the lake for the very first time and FD doing the run. Aki is so brave to swim 600m in the lake in a race for her very first event - I was most impressed. They both did really well. I felt very happy with my event too - it was relaxed and I felt great on the run. I think this six days a week running lark must agree with me but I'm still hanging out for my rest day tomorrow. Yippee! As we have a party to go to Sat night I've decided to run my 34km on Saturday, not Sunday, to save the early start Sunday although I believe I have a brekkie to go to on Sunday after an 8km run so looks like no sleep ins coming up in the foreseeable future!!

3 comments:

  1. Looks like fun. I'm waiting for the 150m swim/4k run aquathlon. I did go for a swim in the lake this morning after our 31km experience. Swam about 40 metres - the water was so cool and soothing!

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  2. I absolutely loooove standing in the cool lake after a long run - you're right Ewen, it's so soothing.

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  3. Strewth, it was really good to have your encouragement on the day!

    I'm not training for a marathon but I've found a really interesting half marathon training program that works on endurance. (I only follow the long runs). It also is a stepping stone to the full, but doesn't go that far up. It will help give me more of a base which I have lacked, and can draw on more in the future when I finally get around to doing that thing. :)

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