I did my first tri yesterday - 500m swim, 21 mile bike, 5 mile run. I focused on pacing myself, learning, and enjoying. Overall, I was pleased with my results and know that I can do a lot better and a have a number of things to work on. I placed 23rd out of 63 in my age group (35-39) and 99 out of 253 males.

Times: Swim 9:28 - It was a serpentine swim in the pool with swimmers starting every 20 seconds. This was a pretty slow 500 time for me due to swimmers ahead of me getting bunched up at the walls - it was fun to pass though - I passed 12 people.

Bike: 1:04:40 - Averaged 19.5 mph - my goal was to average at least 19. I need to get aero bars (maybe buy a tri bike next year). The course was mostly flat and I got passed by some people on tri bikes that I caught and passed when there was a pretty big, long hill. I think having aero bars or a tri bike will improve my times.

Run: 37:13. I was ok with this. My goal was to finish in 37:00.

t1: 2:55
t2: 2:28

Obviously my transition times suck. My t2 transition was hurt by me running to the wrong place to start the run. I will practice transitions a lot before my next tri (july 17).

My first tri was great fun. I am totally hooked.