This is my first race report for my first Triathlon. It was the Westport
Kiwanas Sprint Tri which is the town where I am a firefighter.
The distances were 1/2 mile Swim, 5.5 mi. Ride, and a 2.2 mi. Run.
This
was my first Tri and I didn't know a single person there, but
navigating around was really easy. I set up with some guys who had only
done a few others so I hung out with them before the start.
It was pretty well organized and the start was 3 waves, of which I
was in the second. My swim started off pretty well, but I had obviously
given it too much gas as about 1/3 of the way through I was pretty tired
so I slowed down quite a bit. First Tri jitters I guess. I caught up to
a few of the first wave slow swimmers, but my time was still 21:02
(236/284). I had given my self goal of getting 20 minutes or less for
each event, so I was pretty close on the swim. the last 50 feet of the
swim was in about 2 feet of water, but the ground was exceptionally
rocky, so it was a slow exit and walk to T1.
The transition was uneventful (2:55). No problems with my wetsuit
and I don't have clipless pedals so I just wore my running shoes for the
ride. The ride was nice as it was along the beach for a bit then up a
small hill. Again, I gave it a little too much on the uphill and almost
everyone I passed, passed me again. The course has a nice downhill then
went through the town Golf Course, then back to the beach for the run.
My ride time was 19:09 with a pace of 17.2 mph which placed me at 191 of
284 for riders.
Since I was already wearing my running shoes, Merrell Road Gloves,
my T2 time was much better(1:16), but I forgot my glasses and ran back
for them. Somehow after all that I was still able to keep up an 8 min
mile and finished in 18:10 (138/284 for runners.)
Overall I finished with a total time of 1:02:33. I know that I
could have given it more on the ride and run, but I just wanted to make
sure I finished.
My first Triathlon experience was amazing. I
can see why they are addicting and I plan to do a few more sprints
before I take a crack at an Olympic distance. My next race is a 5k for a
LODD firefighter and then it's up up and away for the American Lung
Association at the 33 floor Trump Parc building in Stamford, CT.
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