So, My first tri of the season went well. I was feeling pretty good going into the race and felt that I had a good opportunity to put up some good numbers. The day went off without a hitch. Up at 05 and systems were a go. Bike was ready and had my bag packed for the tough commute of 1.5 miles to Marblehead.
The set up was basic and standard. I was seeded 8th in the start for the swim. I had out in a time 3:15. I had not done much training but felt that I was comfortable enough to hold my pace time. I went off and felt good in the H2O. There was a 15 sec delay between swimmers and there were a lot of younger athletes in the top 5 who swam for the local clubs. After 50 yards I caught the guy in front of me and he slowed me up til the end of the 3rd length. I then had good clear H2o b/c the next racer was 50 yards ahead of me. I wound up catching her at the last 50 and we got out together. I exited the water at 3:19. I think that if I was seeded 7 I may have been able to get out of the water with about 5 or 6 extra seconds.
T1 was quick and different this year. The bike mount was about 50 yards down the hill and added a bit more running space to mount before taking off. I was able to get up to speed quickly and went off with out a hitch. I was holding around 260 watts and didn't feel like I was pushing to hard. I passed the early leaders before the neck and and was able to get through the first lap rather well. Laps 2 and 3 were a bit more congested but still maintained good speed and entered T2 in around 25 mins.
T2 was longer as well, this was tough. I dismounted and started my run up the hill to turn around and back out. Shoes on and off I went. I didn't have the run legs I thought I would have had? My thighs were tight and was trying to get my cadence to turn over. This is a tough and deceptive run because of false hills. Mile 1 was about a 6:20 which is rather slow for me. I have held 6 flats before on the course but oh well. Mile 2 was a bit better at 6:05 and 3 was then a 6:20 again because of the nasty hill on Seaview Ave. At the turn on Seaview the relay runner for Team Karhu went flying by me. I did my best to hang with him but he was just way to fast. He ran an 18:10 for 3.5 (Not on my best day!) I was eyeing my watch and looking to get as close to 52:15 as possible. I crossed at 53:12 instead. I was thrilled to take the top spot and retain my title for the 4th year. The competition is getting tough. Kristen Lamb OA female came in at 55:44. It was a great day, Mother's Day too!
I have some work to do on my running off the bike and I would like to build my power and speed on the bike to. We are moving on 06/01so I will be busy but want to focus on some speed workouts and long bikes to get ready for the MS ride on 06/24 till then!
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