KC Tri

Well, it is a good thing that I am a better triathlete than I am a blogger! Sorry for not posting anything for so long. During that time, Meg and I have both been training very hard. Lots of running, biking and swimming. We are starting to see some improvement, which is always good.

This weekend we raced our first Olympic Distance Triathlon of the season. We also had our first day off in about 6 weeks. We participated in the KC Tri on Sunday and it went very well. I won the overall race with a time of 1:59.55 and Meg won her age group! She took over 10 minutes off her time from 2 years ago! I was able to take 7 minutes off my time.

It was a great day for a race, the weather was overcast and cool for the most part. I had a pretty good swim, although the water was pretty choppy coming back into the beach. I came out of the water in 23:30, which was 2 minutes faster than the last time I raced there.

As I got onto the bike, I really wanted to stay focused and try to push all the way through the ride. It was a little windy at parts, but not too bad. It was a 2 loop course, so after one lap, I had a strategy for the 2nd time around. I attacked the hills and tried to rest on the downs. I ended up with a bike time of 1:01 and an average speed of 24 mph. I was very pleased with that. I did have a little bit of a scare as I almost wiped out on some loose gravel coming into the finish of the bike. Luckily I somehow stayed upright and didn't crash.

On the run, I knew I would have to have a pretty good one to make it under 2 hours, which was one of my goal times. I felt tired the first 2 miles, but then started to settle in. With 1 mile to go, I looked down and knew I had 5:30 to make it 1.2 miles, so I took off. I reached the finish just under 2 hours! My run was 32:55, which was really good!

Overall, I was very pleased and excited about the race. I then went to cheer on my wife as she finished up. I am so proud of her, she did really well! Hopefully we can take this experience and work on some things for the next race.