Here is my race report for the 2009 New Jersey State Olympic Distance Triathlon which took place on Sunday July 26th. This is race #2 out of 3 consecutive race weekends. I went into this race looking to beat my time from the Philadelphia Insurance Triathlon which I competed in on June 28th by 1 second. My time for that race was 3:05.
Pre Race:
Great setup by the Jersey Shore Triathlon Club with a tent and an RV. The RV was awesome for the simple fact that it allowed me to avoid using the (overused) port-o-johns on the race site. Downside here was that we had to arrive at 6:00am to set up in transition and my wave was the second-to-last to start the Olympic at 9:15am. So, just some waiting around, but it ended up being well worth it.
Swim (0.9 miles):
The swim was in the lake at Mercer County Park, 0.9 mile. Seemed like forever! The race was just barely wetsuit legal, so I took advantage and wore the wetsuit for the swim. I felt a little overheated at times but I think the suit helped out with that distance of a swim. Finished the swim in about 34 minutes which I was happy with, but I know that maybe someday I'll speed up on the swim.
Bike(23miles):
Transition from swim to bike was about 2 minutes which I was cool with - able to get the wetsuit off pretty quickly, put on the helmet and sunglasses, slipped into the bike shoes and took off. Practicing mounting the bike with Bryant the night before definitely paid off today! I was able to average about 18.9 mph on the bike which I was thrilled with.
Run (6.2miles):
This run felt pretty brutal because it got pretty hot by the time I was out on the course. The first 5K was mostly flat and shaded with an awesome water stop with frozen washcloths! Felt so good! The second 5K was rough - HOT!!! Honestly, I felt like I walked more than I ran during these 6.2 miles but somehow was able to average a 9:50 pace
I finished in 2:53:32 which beat my PR for the Olympic Distance by 12 minutes!!! So happy and excited all at once.
I'm really enjoying this triathlon thing and having a great time :) I am lucky to have Bryant as my support crew! He got up at 4:50am just like I did so that means alot in my book!
Next race:
SheRox Sprint Triathlon in Philadelphia, PA on 8.2.09 - cannot wait for this one! It should be a ton of fun and Kacy is racing too, so that's icing on the cake! :)
- Kel
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