I Didn't Die!!!

Well folks, I did it! Completed my very first Tri!! First I want to say thanks to all of you for commenting on my posts and offering encouraging words. You guys and gals are awesome!! OK, on to the gory details.

I had a goal of anything under 2 hours (and obviously not dieing) and finished in 1:57:30!!

I did the swim in 5:19 and found that to be the easiest part. The race was in a pool and I think I could have done better but I kept running into people. But that was fun and I even paused to smile at my wife so she could get my picture. I just wanted to have a good time, and I did.

The bike ride was not good. I don't have a bike of my own and trained at the gym on the stationary bikes so I rented a road bike for the race from a local store. Well, the bike for some reason wouldn't get into a low gear so I couldn't get a nice speed up and was just pedaling away and going nowhere fast. Everyone that I passed in the swim soon came flying by me. After I realized I couldn't do anything about the bike I just decided to take in the sights around me. What a beautiful day it was. Bike ride ended in 1:12:30!

My least favorite part was last......the dreaded run! My legs were give out from trying to pedal so much to get speed that I resigned my self to go SLOW and just enjoy the atmosphere. I had to walk a little but that's ok. The course only had one water station for the entire tri and that was at the 2 mile mark of the run, so I stopped and drank about 2 or 3 gallons of water. The run ended at 39:50.

It was a blast coming across the line and I had a terrific time. I will do another one but not without my very own bike. I have already started looking (Dang those things are expensive!). Thanks again folks, you all are the best. I will add photos from the race to this thread when I get home today. Talk to you all later!