So yesterday I raced in my first triathlon of the season at the Centennial Campus at NC State. It was my first ever time trial swim start in open water, which definitely had its pros and cons. Standing in your wetsuit for 15 min on a concrete hill waiting for your turn to start - not so good. But not getting pummeled and kicked throughout the swim was pretty nice.
I started off with a pretty slow swim, even for me, but was able to make up so time on the bike. The backstretch of the 10.5 mile loop was a bit windy, but the rest of the ride seemed pretty fast and I was pulling back into the transition zone before I knew it. My legs were sore on the bike - I could feel the lactic acid building up - but they were quickly refreshed on the run and I was able to kick in a decent pace even after a long, hard training week.
I ended up placing 8th overall for women and 2nd in my age group with a time of 1:18:36
I started off with a pretty slow swim, even for me, but was able to make up so time on the bike. The backstretch of the 10.5 mile loop was a bit windy, but the rest of the ride seemed pretty fast and I was pulling back into the transition zone before I knew it. My legs were sore on the bike - I could feel the lactic acid building up - but they were quickly refreshed on the run and I was able to kick in a decent pace even after a long, hard training week.
I ended up placing 8th overall for women and 2nd in my age group with a time of 1:18:36