On June 16th I raced in the 2012 Indianapolis Sprint Triathlon at Eagle Creek. I did this event last year and was looking forward to seeing how much I have improved in a year.
This triathlon is a 500 meter open water swim, 10 mile bike, and a 3 mile run. Overall, it was a great race for me as I beat last year's time by over 5 minutes. I fell a little short of my goal time of 59:59, but I am pretty excited about the personal record.
Race Summary
Swim: 12:24
Transition 1: 1:19
Bike: 27:55 (21.5mph avg)
Transition 2: 1:20
Run: 21:12 (7:04/mi avg)
Total Time: 1:04:10
Overall Place: 87/465
Age Group: 11/47
The Swim
The open water swim gremlin still gets to me. My open water times are about 30 seconds slower per 100 meters. I wish I could figure these open water swims out, but that just takes practice. My open water swim time should be slower than my pool times, but I don't think they should be that far apart. Who knows, maybe the actual distance was slightly longer than 500M meters. =)
There was some congestion in spots especially around the buoys. There were a few times in traffic where I got hit, pushed, and elbowed, but that's all part of the game. I did my fair share of making space too. You do your best to be as polite as possible, but after a certain point you have to get physical and not be intimidated.
Transition #1
In this race you have assigned racks based on your bib number. I got there early enough that I was able to get the end spot on my rack. Once out of the lake you run about 50 yards to transition. I found my bike with ease and was on my way out of transition and onto the bike course.
The Bike
Transition #2
The Run
Summary
I did this race last year and was excited to do it again. It is very well ran and the volunteers do a wonderful job. One of my favorite things about this race is that they serve chocolate milk, amongst other items, after you finish. Nothing beats a cold chocolate milk after a hard race.
Train. Race. Repeat.
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