I’m sitting on the couch, back in SF, with burning legs and a glass of Mumm Demi-Sec.

At the beginning of the year I set myself the stretch goal of getting a 2:20 time in the Wildflower Olympic Triathlon. I knew it would be almost impossible, but wanted an ambitious target. This morning I ended off finishing in 2:25:50; which I’m really happy with and is about 14-minutes faster than last year’s time. I give myself a 0.8…

The time put me at 61st (of ~1800) overall and 17th (of ~200) in my age group. My bike was definitely the strongest stage (34th overall) and is the main reason I got the position I did. My swim (404th) and my run (238th) were distinctly worse off.  Got some work to do there.

It was a fun weekend “camping” (we rented an RV) down by Lake San Antonio. Even my parents — who are visiting from England — came by and cheered us on.

Photos to come when I’m more recovered.

NB: Results -
Swim: 00:25:25
Transition 1: 00:02:06
Bike: 01:11:27 (21 mph avg.)
Transition 2: 00:01:02
Run: 00:45:50 (7:23 min/mile avg.)
Total: 02:25:50