Felt good to get another triathlon in. I will begin by saying that I only got 1st in my age group by default. The real first placer actually beat me by 15 minutes. The reason I got bumped up was because he get third overall. I guess they didn't want to give him both an overall medal and an age group medal. Also, the website says that the bike ride is a 40k which is just barely under 25 miles. However the course is about 22-23. It even has that on their map. I also don't think the swim distance was up to par because it took me 22:40 and I have never swam a 1.5k in anywhere near that time. The run was accurate Also in Triathlons the average age for participants is a bit higher so there usually aren't many in my age group anyways. It still feels good to beat them though :) The race was well put together. The water was pretty warm and it smelled somewhat like sulfur. It wasn't as enjoyable as Echo. I think it was because we were a bit more bunched up in this race when we started. It was a beach start and we went off and diagonal rather than straight. I got kicked in the face once and had to reposition my goggles. I wasn't feeling too energetic but I got through okay. My transitions were faster this time around. The bike course was really quite flat so you could maintain a pretty good speed. I passed a few guys and a few guys passed me so I wasn't too upset about my ride. I enjoyed it. The run was beastly. I felt pretty good throughout the whole first half and then when I began lap two I started to get really tired. By the time I had one mile left I felt like I was going to fall over and die. I did manage to pass quite a few people though. The finish was a very welcome sight! Great race! Can't wait to do a half :) Recap on splits: Swim: 22:40 Bike: 57:56 (21.8 mph pace) Run: 39:51 (6:34 pace)
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