taliDan

As I expected, the swim was the hardest part for me. I ran into the water with my wave of competitors and then just panicked. Once I realized that I was getting tired and couldn't just grab the wall to take a break, I swam straight for the lifeguard on the jet ski. After hanging on for a few seconds, I started off again and finally finished the swim leg in 11:23 (300 overall). (My buddy Jon "SuperFish" Doran passed me, and he started 3 minutes after me!) Once I was back on land, I got into the groove and had a decent bike leg that will definitely improve once I get some nicer components installed. (40:40, 286 overall) The run, though still not as fast as I had hoped, was my strong point and I did well on it. (24:19, 93rd overall) My goal for the race was to finish in under 1:20:00, and with a time of 1:16:21, I did that by over 3 minutes.

 

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My goal for next year is to go under 1:05:00. I think with a little confidence in my swim, new components on the bike, and an earlier kick in the run, I'll be able to get close to one hour even.