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Open Water Swim Challenge & Aquathlon

Adaptive Athlete Open Water Swim 2.4 Mile2026-07-12

Open Water Swim Challenge & Aquathlon is a open water swim 2.4 mile organized by Open Water Swim Challenge & Aquathlon in Cedar Hill, TX: Cedar Hill. A solid choice for runners of all levels.

RegisterOpen signuprunsignup.comWebsiteOfficial race siteowschallenge.comLocationCedar Hill, TXRace start area

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Course format

City adaptive athlete open water swim 2.4 mile layout

Course geometry is still filling in, but the race format, location, and planning signals already make the day easier to read.

Elevation profile

Rolling course profile

Expect changing effort rather than one flat rhythm, even though exact gain and loss are still limited.

Pressure point

Late-race heat exposure

If the day warms quickly, the smartest move is usually protecting the middle miles instead of chasing pace too early.

Weather bias

Heat risk

Starts around 80F, often heats up, and humidity can make the later miles harder.

Free training plan

Build a free Adaptive Athlete Open Water Swim 2.4 Mile plan for this race.

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Course Profile

Open Water Swim Challenge & Aquathlon Adaptive Athlete Open Water Swim 2.4 Mile course overview

Summary course view

This course section is built from a lighter course overview so you can understand how the race is likely to run.

Synced course focus

Mid-course

Mile 1.0 · 0 ft · Course intelligence will improve as GPX and logistics data land.

Course trace

This course view focuses on the best route information currently available.

Pressure model

Pressure points highlight where pacing or effort may change during the race.

What comes next

Use the course, weather, logistics, and reviews together to build your race-day plan.

Difficulty Meter

Adaptive Athlete Open Water Swim 2.4 Mile race demand

Planning read
0/100
Course detail
Moderate
Weather detail
Historical + forecast
Race-day detail
Moderate
Weather view
Forecast preview

Weather read

Strong tailwind assist

Route-aligned wind gives you a quick feel for how the day may race before you dig into the full weather section.

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Weather Analysis

Open Water Swim Challenge & Aquathlon Adaptive Athlete Open Water Swim 2.4 Mile weather outlook

Forecast + history

Weather blends the live forecast with the race's historical weather patterns to help you plan.

Route-aligned wind

+9.2 mph

Interpretation

Strong tailwind assist

NOAA race-window forecast is not available yet, so this shows the current route anchor sample and the fallback pre-race state.

Course bearing 0.0 degAverage wind 10.0 mphDominant direction SSE

Estimated weather effect

+1.93%

Heuristic read

Major weather drag

Help score

-35

Historical profile

Historically weather-dragged

Based on 7 years of race-weekend weather in the archive.

Avg start temp 79.7FAvg wind 8.8 mphAligned wind N/A

Tailwind years

0%

Headwind years

0%

Helpful weather

0%

Forecasts use current race-area weather, and history looks at past race-weekend conditions to show what runners have typically faced.

Weather history

2025 race-weekend conditions

Race date

Jul 13, 2025

Avg temperature

72.0F

Avg wind

N/A

Aligned wind

N/A

Historical weather pending

+2.08% estimated finish-time effect · 9 hourly observations

Race zone

81F

Mostly Clear

10.0 mph · SSE

City center

81F

Mostly Clear

10.0 mph · SSE

Finish area

81F

Mostly Clear

10.0 mph · SSE

Course Breakdown

Where the race starts costing more

Course rhythm

Active segment

Middle rhythm

This segment is a layout-safe placeholder until richer course data arrives.

Avg grade n/aFocused mile 1.0Pacing watchpoint

Race-Day Logistics

Open Water Swim Challenge & Aquathlon Adaptive Athlete Open Water Swim 2.4 Mile race-day logistics

Planning basics

Race weekend

8 recorded years

The basic race structure is in place for planning.

Distance options

32 distances

This page can show the event correctly even when some race-day detail is still light.

Race-day planning

More details coming

Packet pickup, parking, support flow, and reunion details may still be limited.

Course Map

Route shape, city context, and key course moments in one view.

Map + course context

Map overview

This map gives you a race-area view and course orientation even when the full route is not available.

Highlighted point

Mid-course

Course intelligence will improve as GPX and logistics data land.

Mile 1.00 ftOpening settle

What to watch

Use this map to get your bearings before race day and understand the general shape of the course area.

Course coverage

Detailed route geometry and extra overlays may still be limited for this race.

Why it matters

Cedar Hill, TX should still be easy to plan around, even when some course details are lighter than others.

Planning

Use the Adaptive Athlete Open Water Swim 2.4 Mile at Open Water Swim Challenge & Aquathlon as a planning target rather than a qualification race.

Open entry

Entry posture

Open entry

There is no qualification signal in the current event record.

Race framing

Adaptive Athlete Open Water Swim 2.4 Mile planning

The page emphasizes course, logistics, and weather rather than qualification standards.

Open Water Swim Challenge & Aquathlon official siteRegistration

Race History

Race history overview

Some history available

Past editions tracked

8

Recorded race years

Archive

Current route view

Available

Adaptive Athlete Open Water Swim 2.4 Mile

Current

Benchmarks

Growing archive

More historical context will be added here as the archive grows

In progress

Review Radar

Runner signal for Open Water Swim Challenge & Aquathlon Adaptive Athlete Open Water Swim 2.4 Mile

Runner feedback welcome
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Course

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Logistics

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Crowd support

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Aid stations

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Finish area

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Recommend

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Common questions

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