Nice job Dave. I had planned to go up until Friday even with the bad weather. But with the new wife, baby, and job all starting this week it was just wasn't a good time. We are still only half-way moved into our place. At least the bad weather doesn't make me feel so bad about it. Though it would have been cool to race in those conditions just for the experience.

Congrats on getting up there and having a pretty good race.

Great Job, I am sure I saw you there, but there is no way I could have picked you out. I am not sure how to post my race like you did, but you can read all about it on the forum, I am the one that starts out  I did My first Tri..all I can do is laugh!! Yep. that was me! Anyways I am planning on trying this one next year, I did a few practice runs up there and loved it. I also am planning on the St. George in May. Have you ever done that one?

I figured that things were just getting a bit crazy with just getting married, job, etc.  I don't blame you for not coming.  I almost didn't end up going up myself.

Where's the new place?  Do you need any help with the move?

If you go to your training logs here on BT, you can select "Races" under your name on the left hand side of the page.  From there, you can select races that you will be participating in, then fill out the reports afterwards.  I really like having the structured race reports to go back to later on.

Congrats on the finish of your race.  I personally think that the full tri would have been easier than the duathlon format, but I certainly respect the decision of the race directors.  I certainly didn't want to get out of the lake in that kind of weather.  I probably would have just stayed in all day!

I haven't done the St. George course, but I hear that it's a well run race.  The course has a pretty solid hill on the bike, and the run went through a pretty sandy area.  So it's probably a bit more difficult than Ogden.  But it's also shorter.  I'm probably going to do that one next year, too.  Just make sure that you sign up early.  I hear that it filled in just a couple of weeks.

Great job Dave... Glad to hear the race went well!  But after reading your log I'm not as sad that I missed it considering the weather... About the same time you were racing, I was leaving a beautiful 75 degree dark Florida seaside- that's right, 75 degrees and the sun hadn't even come up yet- only to come back to what feels like WINTER here... Yikes!  

You did really well... there's no way I would have had a chance keeping up with you on either of the runs OR the bike.  I was surprised to hear you say you were disappointed with 22.5 mph on the bike...  Is it all downhill or something?  I guess you're just getting dangerously fast on that bike!   Way to hammer it out!

... next race you get a 10 min. handicap so I can stay ahead!

I can't say I'm totally disappointed by the outcome of the race, but I felt that I would be capable of a 23+ on the bike, and possibly 24.  I was right on track for both of these about 2/3 of the way through, when I just started to run out of steam.  But when I think about it, my actual ride time was probably just over 23, because the chip time includes mount/dismount and a bit of run in and out of transition (about 100 yards out and 20 yards in).  So yeah, I probably could have done a bit better, but I can't complain.

Glad you had a good time in Florida.  I would have much rather been there last weekend!

Oh, and I don't know when the next one will actually be.  We may have to wait until next season.  I think I'm done for this year.  But I may change my mind and do Telos, depending on the family.