Warwickshire Aquathlon - 23rd April 2011
Another weekend....another race! Only this time it was on a much smaller scale. The Warwickshire aquathlon was a fairly low key event around St Nicholas Park, Warwick and consisted of a 400m swim and 3.2k run.
I had a late start time of 12.28pm....just when it started to get hot!! I was quite relaxed for this race and just wanted to enjoy it after such a big race last weekend. I had a clear swim with only 1 other girl in my lane. Just like running, I’ve been trying to learn to pace my swim better so I don’t go off too hard. I enjoyed the swim and felt like I was swimming comfortable and my time (which also included my transition time) totalled 6.45; I think I swam a sub 6.30 so I was pleased with that.
The run was only 2 laps of the park and although I wanted to run relaxed because the race was so much shorter I knew I had to make up a bit of time on the faster swimmers. I got a stitch after a couple of minutes...I can’t remember the last time I had a stitch! I don’t think I’d eaten enough before the race; I’m not sure. I tried to just relax and run through it. I got a lot of support from other club members and felt like I was running at a decent pace so started to just stride out. I finished the run in 13:47. My combined time (20:47) was good enough for first place – nearly a whole minute ahead of the next finisher.
I don’t think I raced to the best of my ability on the day but it was a decent, solid performance to build on. It was a great atmosphere and I have a nice new plaque to add to the collection (oh and a £25 gift voucher to buy trainers, yay!).
Samantha
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