Subject: RE: Revolution 3 Olympic Distance Triathlon : Official ThreadThis was my first Tri and it was great to see some fellow BT'ers there at the BT booth! I had a blast and got to meet Matty Reed, Russ Lee, and Erik Birkholz, Heather Gollnick etc. It was my first time in open water and I was terrified! Got major claustrophobic on Saturday's practice swim and my HR jumped to 180bpm! At race time, I went too hard for about the 1st 300m and had to catch my breath on my back. Then I tried to take it easier around the buoy and then finally relaxed, got into my rhythm and finished in 30:00. Got off course a couple of times and had to clean my goggles a couple of times as well. Stopped and prayed with a guy who got hit by a mini-van on the bike course and still averaged almost 17mph. The run was fine but I kind of held back because this was my first time and I didn't want to run out of gas on the home stretch. All in all, I finished in 3:10 and took 4th in my age group. Not bad for a 56 yr old first timer!! I think I could get addicted really easy! |