I was in NH for a Family reunion and Bike trip with my elementary school friends so I decided to “throw in a triathlon”. I signed up for the Timberman Sprint which was held on Saturday. They also hold the Timberman half on Sunday which boosts some big time racers like world champion – Chrissie Wellington and USA superstar Andy Potts.
My friend and sometimes training partner Kerry Troester raced the Half and qualified for the 70.3 World Championships. Way to go Kerry - we are all proud of you and now I do not feel bad about getting spanked by you at the Duke half last year!
The sprint race went pretty well for me. I had been riding my touring bike for 5 days and 400 miles with 50 lbs of gear. My legs were a little worn out and I did not hammer the Bike the way I had hoped but I balanced it with a competitive (wetsuit) swim and solid run (6:21 min/mile).
The race started with a 1/3 mile wetsuit legal swim and I posted 8:31 time which was the 81/1000 fastest overall. The wetsuit makes me a pretty strong swimmer. The Bike course was mostly uphill on the way out (25 min) and down hill on the way back (17 min). The run was flat and I was able to maintain a strong pace. I was a disappointing 6/79 in my age group, I was surprised at the level of competition. I was 28/1000 overall and 27 man (one women pro beat me).
My Dad, Sister Krissy and Aunt Gig came but because of logistics they did not recognize me while I was racing. Krissy cheered for anyone that sort of looked like me and I heard her and saw all of them but they are not sure they could identify me. It did mean a lot to me that they came to the race.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
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