Rogue Leader
06-15-08, 10:04 PM
ok so some of you may remember when i was asking about Triathlon workouts here. Well I started training in January and after 6 months I did my first Triathlon today!
It was a 1/2 mile swim, 12 mile bike ride, and 3.1 mile run. I finished in 1:34 which was a bit slower than my friend who did it in 1:28. Another friend ran it but was disqualified because he shortcut the bike course (didn't realize it looped around by accident). The winner came in on the high side of 59 minutes.
I have never done an open water swim before but damn its pretty crazy out there. Its very disorienting plus you are getting hit and kicked and everything cause everyones in one big group (which I knew before but just knowing about it and being in it are two different things). The swim was my weak point, but luckily I survived it, seeing the beach to swim to at the end all i was thinking was "thank god!". In January when i started I could barely swim a 25m lap in the pool without getting winded.
The bike wasn't bad, having a fast road bike and aero bars helps alot. I pretty much flew on it. Bumps and potholes suck however! Then there was the run, which I actually did pretty well cause I was just plain numb from the other two parts of the event, I blew right through it.
Transitioning is tough as well, getting my damn wetsuit off after the swim really held me up alot, I used all the tips I was given but the damn thing just didn't wanna come off.
Anyway, It was a great day I feel sooooo good that i finished it, and now I have my summer work cut out for me so I can be a bit more competitive in the one I'm doing August 24th. I have pics up on myspace http://www.myspace.com/tommy861 .
It was a 1/2 mile swim, 12 mile bike ride, and 3.1 mile run. I finished in 1:34 which was a bit slower than my friend who did it in 1:28. Another friend ran it but was disqualified because he shortcut the bike course (didn't realize it looped around by accident). The winner came in on the high side of 59 minutes.
I have never done an open water swim before but damn its pretty crazy out there. Its very disorienting plus you are getting hit and kicked and everything cause everyones in one big group (which I knew before but just knowing about it and being in it are two different things). The swim was my weak point, but luckily I survived it, seeing the beach to swim to at the end all i was thinking was "thank god!". In January when i started I could barely swim a 25m lap in the pool without getting winded.
The bike wasn't bad, having a fast road bike and aero bars helps alot. I pretty much flew on it. Bumps and potholes suck however! Then there was the run, which I actually did pretty well cause I was just plain numb from the other two parts of the event, I blew right through it.
Transitioning is tough as well, getting my damn wetsuit off after the swim really held me up alot, I used all the tips I was given but the damn thing just didn't wanna come off.
Anyway, It was a great day I feel sooooo good that i finished it, and now I have my summer work cut out for me so I can be a bit more competitive in the one I'm doing August 24th. I have pics up on myspace http://www.myspace.com/tommy861 .