Well, here's my official breakdown:
| Overall Time: | 1:42:51 |
| Place in my division (Males, 35-39): | 115 out of 125 (yup, that's bottom quintile...) |
| Swim time: | 18:24 |
| T1: | 4:29 |
| Bike time: | 41:16 |
| T2: | 3:45 |
| Run time: | 34:06 |
That's a better swim time than I thought I had. The almost 5 minute transition from swim to bike (T1) reflects how worn out I was after the swim.
The bike time is actually pretty good. My 25 year old trainer only did it a minute faster! Still stumbled a bit on that second transition.
And the run was my expected 34 minutes. I can usually do that distance in 33 minutes, when I'm fresh and not just getting off a bike, so for me 34 minutes is good. But its still a crappy time. My overall place fell from 823 (after the bike) to 1026 because of that run (out of 1405 total finishers).
So I have work to do, but the important thing is that I finished and now have a baseline to improve on!
All I can say is that you are awesome! Look how far you've come and now you have finished your first triathlon. That is probably something I will never do! I hate cold water. I'm scared of having a bike accident, and I can't run. It's a good thing that I like to dance. Also, it's amazing that you already want to do another one in September. You really are the man.
I was exhausted just *waiting* for the events to finish - so, yeah, this was just as amazing as it sounds. I felt very old, fat, and useless in that mad press of young, ultra-thin, ultra-athletic competitors. And Jeffrey was a part of those awesome people! I never would have suspected 10 years ago that there was such a sporty guy hiding under all that Latin trivia.
There's nothing quite like going 33 mph down a hill with nothing between you and the road but the wind and a helmet. Its an addictive rush...
Wetsuits help with the cold water, but not with the breathing. In fact, they constrict the chest a bit so probably make that worse.
This whole process has surprised me for how competitive I am. I spent so long suppressing it that I didn't know it was there. I think there's still a Latin nerd inside me, he's just off in some dusty corner dozing.
Meanwhile, it turns out I am an adrenaline junkie too!
Jeff:
Congratulations! This is great to hear.
Sean