Fag-end of tri stuff

[andygates]

Well, the results are in and I've finally stopped eating: 1:32:56, so a 1:30 target for next time is well in view.

15:00 for the swim - ha! - right in the bottom of the field. Plenty of room for improvement. No surprises there - I ought to be able to take two minutes off that by just not stopping ;)

42:30 for the bike, which is about midway up the field. I shouldn't feel disappointed at that - it includes both of my wooly transitions and the field is pretty tight with only 30 seconds for the next fifty places. Conclusion: transition matters ;) Also: I was so beasted in the swim that it slows my T1. Lessons learned.

And gods, 35:26 for the run, which is slow even for my regular training pace. Sorry, Xeeny, to attach your name to such a feeble run time. More water, longer strides, more bricks. And happy brainworms!

Overall position? 229 out of 278, around the 80th percentile. Matches my half-marathons, but doesn't get me too excited. That was a "set a base" tri. Now to work on those times!

Comments

[skean.livejournal.com]

The pdf of the results is up here now.

Gods, some of those people are fast - especially the swimming! 6:21 for a 500m swims? Thats outrageous!

[spike150.livejournal.com]

That does sound incredibly fast. I checked, and if Ian Thorpe had swum his world record 400m freestyle pace for 600m instead, he'd have done it in 5m30s.
Clearly whoever did 6:21 is a seriously good swimmer.

[andygates.livejournal.com]

Yup, a bloody great rocket ship! Makes me look like, well, a disabled bull elephant seal.