My second tri is in the books...

I completed my second tri yesterday at the PT Solutions Lake Allatoona Sprint Tri in Atlanta. Sprint distances were, 500M swim, 16 mile bike, 5K run. I had a better idea of what I was doing this time around as opposed to my first one last month.

Swim - 11:01 (9/40 in div)
T1 - 1:21
Bike - 54:21 (34/40 in div)
T2 - 1:41
Run - 25:33 (14/40 div)

Overall - 1:33:54

I was 25/40 in the M35-39 AG
I was 188/453 among all racers

I was faster across the board compared to my first tri, but not by leaps & bounds. I had a slightly faster pace in the swim, a much faster pace on the bike (still on a MTB & there was one hill that damn near killed me!), and my 5K time was more in-line with my actual run time and I wasn't feeling quite as fatigued coming off the bike as I did in my first race.

Overall, I'm pleased with my second ever race & I clearly recognize that my biggest weakness is my bike. I'm not saying that investing in a road or TT bike will suddenly put me in the top 10 in my division (see my note below about the AWA), but considering that I am able to hold my own in the swim & run, it's not that far fetched.

BTW...it was funny to see my MTB in transition (see pics) next to all the high end bikes. One bike I noticed in particular was the all blacked out Trek Speed Concept with 808 Zipps & every known accessory & storage compartment for a long race that was racked two bikes over from me. What caught my eye was the AWA sticker on the bike. I looked at the results & the guy finished 16/40 in my division with a 46:37 bike time. I assumed the guy would be on the overall podium (or at least AG podium), but I guess he was just doing a good job at looking the part.

Edited by Meathead 2014-06-30 7:48 AM














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