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Urlea
08-18-2008, 10:48 AM
Well, Saturday's race went great for me!! :D

Here are the times...

Swim- 14:58
T1- 1:37
Bike- 36:28 (17.4 MPH)
T2- 0:32 (w00t!!!)
Run- 30:28 (10:10 min. Mile)
Total- 1:24:01

Comparing it to my first tri in May I've dropped a little over a minute off of my swim time, gained close to 5mph of speed on the bike and my transition times were even quicker this time. Pretty pleased with the 0:32. I knew T2 would be fast, but wow!

I'm getting started on a more detailed blog post so keep an eye out for that.

Here's a pic of me and DH who also competed just after the race...

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn187/RLphotoND/COLT%20Triathlon/IMG_2297e.jpg

After surviving the OWS that this race had and improving so much I'm looking forward to next Sunday when I race again.

Congrats to all of you who also raced this weekend! :D

jesvetmed
08-18-2008, 03:51 PM
URlea... 0:32? How do you do THAT?
Congrats on the race, and mostly on the improvements! That's AWESOME. Good photo -- you still look fresh in that!

colby
08-18-2008, 04:14 PM
Holy crap, nice transitions :eek: !! I think in order to have an 0:32 transition I might have to bike in my running shoes - or run in my biking shoes? ;)

Awesome work!!

salsabike
08-18-2008, 05:16 PM
Wow! Fabulous.

Urlea
08-19-2008, 05:42 AM
Thanks!

Between not wearing a wetsuit & only having basket pedals it really helps my transitions go fast. I'm also a huge fan of the race number belts.

I've got speed laces on my shoes which works great. So far biking in my running shoes has been going just fine. I know I'll like the switch once I finally get into some Look pedals and decent biking shoes, but after purchasing the new road-bike I've been trying to conserve what's left in my wallet. :D

Thinking I'll go out for a short run today, I know I need to take it easy with another race only 4days away, but I'm feeling fidgety.

OakLeaf
08-19-2008, 06:42 AM
Way to go URlea!