Subject: RE: triOK's Group - CLOSEDI've posted my race report: http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=88750&posts=1&start=1 Looking now at the times, I knew I was bad at T1, but I didn't realize I was that bad! There were only a handful of people slower than me. You'll see why in the report - I almost fell over getting my 2nd sock on, and my jersey got stuck to my wet back! Good thing to practice there! Turns out that the top guy in the MTB division and I had the exact same time on the bike! He beat me in the swim by 10 secs, T1 by 1:45 , T2 by 22 secs, and just under a minute on the run. So overall, I'm happy with that! The race report is lengthy, so be warned! One thing I say at the bottom, and I'll also say it here is that I learned that we should never doubt our abilities! There were two guys in their early 20's with mountain bikes setting up before the race. I knew there was only one MTB division, and seeing them, I also knew I had no chance against them. Well the winner of the mountain bikes was 45 years old, and I was 3 minutes behind him, but then I beat one of the 20 year olds by 6 minutes, and the other by 13 minutes! So next time, I'll ignore the people around me and just go out and do the best I can, and let the results take care of itself!  |