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07-31-08, 05:16 PM
... will as in the Tri I did today. and I STILL loved it.
Started with the swim which I felt great on (and I never usually do feel so good) took a couple jellyfish to the face which sucked but whatever. What sucked was running back to transition where I found my bike with a dead flat tire! (I just pumped it up 2 days ago, have barely ridden the bike since except a lap or two around my parking lot to check it, and have been riding on it for a while!!!). Fixed that with a CO2 (figured it would hold for 15 miles if it lasted and looked ok for 2 days). Stopped a few times on the ride just to check it. Then unfortunately the roads were still open to cars and an idiot decided to do a wide U turn in front of me. I missed him by about 3 inches and gave him a little smack on the back window for his trouble. Jerk! The run went ok, aside from the fact of it being on an ocean boardwalk therefore NO shade.
Results:
Swim: 1/2 Mile 19:46
Bike: 15 miles 50:38
Run: 5 miles 46:33
Total 1:56:55
No transition times, this was a very unofficial Triathlon with no timing chips.
Started with the swim which I felt great on (and I never usually do feel so good) took a couple jellyfish to the face which sucked but whatever. What sucked was running back to transition where I found my bike with a dead flat tire! (I just pumped it up 2 days ago, have barely ridden the bike since except a lap or two around my parking lot to check it, and have been riding on it for a while!!!). Fixed that with a CO2 (figured it would hold for 15 miles if it lasted and looked ok for 2 days). Stopped a few times on the ride just to check it. Then unfortunately the roads were still open to cars and an idiot decided to do a wide U turn in front of me. I missed him by about 3 inches and gave him a little smack on the back window for his trouble. Jerk! The run went ok, aside from the fact of it being on an ocean boardwalk therefore NO shade.
Results:
Swim: 1/2 Mile 19:46
Bike: 15 miles 50:38
Run: 5 miles 46:33
Total 1:56:55
No transition times, this was a very unofficial Triathlon with no timing chips.