Oh, what a difference!

I just finished my 2nd triathlon, The Fort Collins Club Triathlon (Fort Collins, CO). Here's a side-by-side comparison of my results with those of my first triathlon back in May.


Edit: Trishie gave me a cleaner table that I swiped and put in here. My original is at the bottom.

swim pace: 2.95 min/ 100 to 2 min/100
bike pace: 18.4 mph to 19.9 mph
run pace: 9:27/ mile to 8:02/ mile
Overall time: 1:27:31 to 1:18:26

Lessons learned:

1) TAKE A BEGINNING MASTER'S SWIM CLASS!!!! It has been said a thousand times for all those people struggling with the swim, but from May 31st to September 20th, I saw a 25% improvement in my swim. 25%!!!

2) Training for a bike century has great benefits for not only the bike, but also the run. I followed a Gale Bernhardt program and rode 2 century rides this summer (July 25th and Aug 3rd). I didn't have a lot of run training, but it seems obvious to me that the bike training had a major halo effect on the run.

3) Following a training program dedicatedly will pay off.

4) I love this stuff.

-Kirk

Leg______Distance -Time (Pace) Today_______________Distance - Time (Pace) in May
Swim____450 meters - 9:54 (2.2 min/100 meters)______525 yards - 14:11 (2.70 min/100 yards)
_______________________(2.0 min/100 yards)______________________(2.95 min/100 meters)
T1______________2:52_____________________________________3:05
Bike__________13 miles - 39:05 (19.9 MPH)_______________12 miles - 39:04 (18.4 MPH)
T2_____________1:40______________________________________1:56
Run__________3.1 miles - 24:54 (8:02 min/mile)____________3.1 miles - 29:16 (9:27 min/mile)




Edited by KirkD 2009-09-20 3:28 PM