Subject: RE: Respectable time for 1st Tri???????????????? I'm shocked by the numbers that have been thrown around as what is a respectable time for a first tri. 26mph on the bike, 13 miles in 30 mins? An 8 min 400 yards? The question was what is a respectable time for a FIRST tri. The times thrown out here seem unbelievable for a first timer. (Remember bigred is 54 yoa and currently 210 pounds ) I checked some results form 2004 in FLA. I found one race with a 13 mi bike leg, it was in St. Augustine. The fastest bike time was posted by a male in the 30-35 age group it was 34:34 for the 13 mi. I then checked a race in Hendersonville Tn that had a 4oo yard swim. Yes there were plenty of times under 9 mins, but there were also a fair share of times around 10 and 11 mins.
What I'm doing for my first tri, which is in a month, is not focussing on time, rather focusing on being able to complete the distances. I'm competeing against myslef and no one else. For my second tri I will be more concerned about time, and then only to the extent that I want to progress.
Bigred- don't worry about anyone elses time, or what is repsectable. For your first tri a finish is special. Measure your own progress from where you started to where you are now, to where you will be after your first, then second, then third tri. Don't worry if you're not doing a 26 mph bike leg or an 8 min swim leg. Do your best and have fun. |