Race Day

Today we did the Tidewater International Triathlon in Buckroe Beach, Va. I say we because Ms Lisa, my biggest supporter, was there with me to help me get it done. Thanks Lisa!!

It was a great day for a race, 80 degrees, 75 degree water temp, light winds and clear. I felt great considering I didn't really taper for this race. I will admit that I was a bit sore from the weeks workouts; too late to worry about that now. The swim was a two loop course of 750 meters each. I felt great in the water today and my half way split was 11:30 which was fast enough that I took a double take at my watch. After the first loop we ran down the beach for about 50 meters before jumping back in for another round. I finished the swim in 25:15 and the distance was 1500 meters. My age group finishing place was 3rd in the swim.

The bike was also a two loop course. After having my bike fitting redone yesterday at Fat Frogs, I was a little worried about the bike. However I have to say that it was probably my best bike yet. I was comfortable and stayed down in the aero position for the entire race. It really felt good!! I finished the bike in 58:03 and the distance was 21 miles. My age group finishing place was 6th in the bike.

The run was, well, my favorite as usual. I do love to run! It was a two loop course (do you see a pattern here?) of 3.1 miles each. I felt very relaxed on the run and think that I could have easily pushed harder; however, it turned out ok with a run finishing time of 42:29 at a distance of 6.2 miles. My age group finishing place was 1st in the run.

My overall finish time was 2:08:37 and that was good enough for a 3rd place finish in age group and a 28th place finish overall.

Have a great weekend!