Triathlon #2

Downtown Orlando Triathlon
1/4 mile swim, 11.7 mile bike, 3.9 mile run.

I almost didnt show up - I was on vacation 2 weeks ago, the past week I was at a corporate training so not a whole lot of working out was done. I ran 2 or 3 days on vacation, then ran 2 days while at training....so i didnt feel really really prepared.

Swim:
So start with the swim.....in Lake Underhill....GROSS! We had to tread water before starting....not fun. Then the lake is filled with lake weed. You couldnt avoid it. And you got tangled in it so that wasnt fun.

Triathlon 1 Results 14:37
Triathlon 2 Results 12:27

2 mins and 10 seconds faster this time around!! Yippeeeeee

Transition 1 Swim to Bike
Triathlon 1 Time 5:10
Triathlon 2 Time 2:14

Almost a 3 min improvement. So cool!!


Bike:
What a horrible ride. Get onto my bike - start riding and probably somewhere in mile 3, I hit a pot hole because of some stupid lady on my left wanting to fly by me so I had to move back over quickly instead of avoiding the hole. So that means my tire gets a pinch flat. I'm not happy because I have to ride slower to finish or I have to stop and quit the race. So for the whole rest of the bike ride I'm kinda just strolling along but I finished it so thats the best part.

Triathlon 1 Results 12.4 Miles - 49:14
Triathlon 2 Results 11.7 Miles - 49:19

5 second difference between Race 1 and Race 2. I really wish I could know my "real" time if I would have been able to ride on a fully inflated tire.

Transition 2 Bike to Run
Triathlon 1 Time - 1:18
Triathlon 2 Time - 1:36

Run:
Boy was I tired starting this run. It was all along side local roads so there wasnt a lot of shade so it was really hot. I did get the company of Brett and our dog Kady at about the 1/2 way point. He took her running 3 miles then ran down the road I'd be coming up on to spy on me to make sure I was really running. The poor dog, she looked like she was going to die b/c at this point she had ran about 4 miles. So at the water station I grabbed water for me and then stopped and gave a cup to Brett to give to Kady.
Though it was great to see them - I was so upset with the bike ride that I couldnt focus on the run and was having horrible cramps so I was walking a lot more than usual. I'm pretty sure I ran the last mile entirely and its such a great feeling when you cross that finish line.

Triathlon 1 Results 2.75 miles - 35:26
Triathlon 2 Results 3.90 miles - 53:13

Final Results:
Triathlon 1 - 1:45:47
Triathlon 2 - 1:58:47