Originally Posted by jennings780
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.
t1: 2:55
t2: 2:28
If your next tri is a open water swim, make sure you get plenty of open water training in! I didn't, and it really hurt me.
I also noticed almost all of the bikes passing me were tri bikes .... i'd sure like to try one just to see how they compare?
I'm not real happy with my transitions either. Several improvements are needed, but I think I will try speed-laces next time .... anyone here use them?