Swam 150 lengths
Biked 46 km
Ran 15 km
Competed in the New Forest Triathlon Swam 1.1km, Cycled 36km, Ran 10km
My Results = Swim 26:27, Bike 1:10:42 Run, 50:08 Total 2:27:19 Place 164th out of 320
I completed my first triathlon this weekend and absolutely loved it! With my trusty support team behind me, Cinny, Mum, Dad, oh and not to forget the woofers Lily and Fin, I made it on time to the to the New Forest Tri. It was an early start and by seven thirty I had donned my wetsuit, Tommy Turbo had given me some last minute tips, and we were on the start line. The swim was a bit frantic at the start and with the culmination of the excitement, cold water, tight wetsuit and the fact I started quicker than I should have, I found myself having a little panic about 100m into the swim. By 150m I had calmed down and found my stroke. From then on I really started to enjoy the swim. The extra buoyancy in my suit helped me to keep my body position a lot flatter, enabling me to me to glide more easily through the water. Lack of experience meant that my transition times were pretty average spending 5 mins before I was on the bike. The bike went well and transition two onto the run went a lot more smoothly. The run was tough in places with numerous hills through the forest to master but I managed to pace myself well and even had a little in left in the tank for a sprint finish which topped off a really enjoyable race. A great way to put into practice the training I have done and to focus my mind on the larger task ahead: my Nice Iron Man 2011.
Big congrats to Tommy Turbo for coming 26th! He was flying :)
A massive thank you to Char, my sister, and her flatmates for accommodating the troops, Mum and Dad for getting up at 3 am to support another one of their son’s crazy sports, and to Cinny for her continuous support and editing my triathlon video and making me look cool haha. Till next week… roll on pain!
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