Subject: First Triathlon done! HEY BTers!!!
I just finished my first triathlon today! I competed in the Batavia Triathlon, a sprint in Batavia, IL. IT WAS AWESOME! I am seriously in love with this sport! It was so much fun. Great environment! I finished in 1:19:16. My preliminary stats on the print out I got before I left put me at 5th in my age group and 63rd overall. However, it was a time trial start so there were a couple hundred yet to finish. I am going to post a full race report when I get the official results. The only two things I would have done different are wear a wetsuit (the water was so cold -64 degrees-it literally took my breath away and I cramped up so I had to swim like Johnny Weissmuller, look him up he is the reason we have the Tarzan drill ) and I would also use the restroom right before the start. I realized I had to while in line to start the swim. I ended up having to make a pit stop before the run which added approx 45 sec to my time. Great lessons learned, GREAT FUN, and I can't wait to get out there and rock it even better next time with my first hand knowledge.
It was fun competing with everyone out there, hope you all had a great race and I look forward to racing again soon! |