Wow. Looking at the official results, my race was remarkably similar to last years. I finished in 1 hour, 20 minutes, and 26 seconds this year. That was good 54 overall out of 453 participants, and 18th out of 93 in my age group.
I finished the swim in 6:02 (1:31 p/100yard pace), 1:24 in the first transition, 43:03 on the bike (20.5 MPH), 1:26 in the 2nd transition, and 28:32 (6:58 p/mile) on the run. All of these numbers are quite similar to last year. Last year I did 5:53 in the swim, 2:36 in T1, 43:05 on the bike, 1:19 on T2, and 29:06 on the run, for a total of 1 hour, 21 minutes, and 55 seconds. The difference was in the transition. I guess those coaches in the clinics are right. Triathlons can be won or lost in the transitions.
I mentioned my friend Luis who I talked into doing this triathlon (and the Chicago Accenture 'Sprint' Tri). After only swimming for two months, he finished in 1 hour 41 minutes, and 21 seconds. That's an awesome time for a first triathlon, especially with only swimming for 2 months. Great job!
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