Subject: RE: Historic Badin Lake Tri tomorrow (6/20) I finished, but it was HOT. The swim had a bit of an awkward start (we had to swim out ~ 25 yards to a long buoy and wait a couple minutes for the start ). Water temp wasn't as bad as I expected. The bike was TOUGH. The first hill (1 mile into the course forced many from their bikes ). My pace uphill was ~ 6 mph followed by a 40+ mph downhill. There were several really tough hills (compared to other Setup Events races in NC ). The run was relatively flat, but by that point it was HOT. I finished in 1:18:27 (26th overall ). I think I missed a top three age group finish by < 2 minutes. There is always next year. It was a family affair with my younger brother and sister both competing (my sister's first tri ). |