Finished first Intermediate Distance Tri

Well my 2nd Triathlon is in the books. Just completed the Kiawah Island Triathlon. .7 mile swim, 25.1 mile bike, 10k run. Total time: 3:13:32.

About the race:

Swim split: 51:11: slowest in my age group by 6 minutes (age 31). From here on out swimming will take a priority in training. Sighting is also a lot more important than I originally thought. I had to back stroke the majority of the swim. I think I swam closer to a mile. I wore a wetsuit that DQ'ed me from Age group awards but I needed it for buoyancy. This is the last time that I don't put a serious focus on my swimming.

T1: 2:58: next Tri, I'll work on having shoes clipped into bike and also start to incorporate training without socks.

Bike split: 1:19: averaged 19 mph. First time racing my Tri bike. Happy with the time but would lke to get my average speed closer to 20.5 by next years season. This race I really focused on keeping my heart rate in check so I had enough energy to finish the run strong.

T2: 1:49: didn't feel this slow but will focus on being out of my bike shoes before reaching the dismount.

Run: 58:19: at this point my goal was to finish at a 9:30 pace and not have to stop at all. I met the goal and had enough in the tank to sprint the last .25 mile.

My goal pre race was to finish in under 3 hours. Had my swim been a bit better I think I would have gotten it. Anyway, I'm hooked on the sport and ready to train for next season.