Well, after much debate and hem-hawing over where we wanted to do the first triathlon of the year, it ended up at Elsah, IL, the home of Principia college. This was there first hosted triathlon for the college and in my opinion they did a great job of hosting. My only complaints were why it took so long and there were no split times, but overall it was a great race, accept for the occasional rain!
After eight months of training and shedding unwanted lbs to get back into shape I felt very good for the entire race. The swim was somewhat of challenge as it was 16 laps in a 25 meter pool so we had to swim two laps per lane and with multiple people passing and being passed it was much like a mass swim the entire distance.
After eight months of training and shedding unwanted lbs to get back into shape I felt very good for the entire race. The swim was somewhat of challenge as it was 16 laps in a 25 meter pool so we had to swim two laps per lane and with multiple people passing and being passed it was much like a mass swim the entire distance.
The bike portion was 15 miles of rain and with some added 14% grade hills at the start it slowed down the bikes a bit, bringing some people to just walking up the hills. I was conservative on the speed due to the slick road surface and tried to keep a constant pace. According to my bike computer I managed to eek out just a 14.4 average which was by far my lowest average bike speed to date.
Overall I felt good the entire day, the race was short but I was able to practice my T1 and T2 transitions so I can be ready for the longer triathlons where it becomes more important.
The next triathlon is at the beautiful private resort of Innsbrook near Wright city, MO
Brett
Overall I felt good the entire day, the race was short but I was able to practice my T1 and T2 transitions so I can be ready for the longer triathlons where it becomes more important.
The next triathlon is at the beautiful private resort of Innsbrook near Wright city, MO
Brett
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