Or maybe you didn’t ask?
Well, anyway, here I am looking sufficiently awkward during the bike:
Mugging for the camera:*
And finishing with a rather pained look on my face:
See? No swimsuit photos, just like I promised. You’re welcome.
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*Apologies for this one being so tiny. I had to do some tricky extractions of these pictures from the race [...]
Drumroll, please!
Overall Rank: 326 of 1714
Class Rank: 67 of 246
Swim: 16:01
Swim Rank: 361
Trans1: 04:25
Bike: 45:20
Bike Rank: 526
MPH: 15.8
Trans2: 02:44
Run: 26:48
Run Rank: 324
Pace: 08:38
Final: 1:35.20
Above are the official numbers.
My poor math skills suggest I finished in the top 27% of my age category (35-39) and the top 19% of all racers. (Right?)
Surprises:
1. I was slower on [...]
For every triathlon bike training ride but today’s, I have used my old mountain bike with road/slick tires. The gears are all gunked up so it’s effectively a 3-speed, and my back hurts after every ride. It’s also very heavy and is the bike I brought with me to college. I began college 17 years ago, [...]
Q: How’s the training going?
A: Not bad at all.
I’ve been doing some “blocks” (which is where you combine 2 sports back-to-back) and have actually gone swimming a few times now! Check out the Triathlon page for details.
Of course I recently checked my training log from the last time I did this race five years ago and [...]
Congratulations! You have successfully completed the online form for 09 Danskin Tri Series Registration.
This e-mail is to confirm that your submission has been received. Our records indicate
you have selected the Chicagoland Individual Sept 26-27 option.
Time: 7:00 AM
Distances:
.8K (.5 mile) swim, 20K (12.4 mile) bike, 5K (3.1 mile) run
I did Level 2 of Jillian’s Shred followed [...]
