Race from July 2012
Well, I've been meaning to write more about some of my crazy adventures in the world of triathlons. Some races are a little more fun then others, and more challenging too. This one called the Spudman was a lot of fun. It's located in the town of Burley Idaho, and the swim portion of the race is in the snake river. Its down stream, which makes the swim time real fast, or at least a little faster for me.
Another fun thing is they allow people to camp out the night before on the golf course driving range which is right by the race. So I was able to get some camping in and race.
Well race day was perfect. Not a cloud in the sky, and not much wind. Since I was in the Clydesdale division, I was last to swim. I tried to find a good spot in the river that seemed like it had the best current to help me along. I ended up swimming the 1 mile in 18 minutes which was great for me. The transition was just fine. No big hiccups, just get the wetsuit off and get the shoes on and ready to go. I wasn't sure what to expect from the bike course. It seemed really flat, and it was. I was noticing that I could keep speeds of around 23 mph, which was awesome for me. I got in a small group of riders that were pushing it pretty good. I ended up riding the 25 miles in about 1:09. I was really happy with that.
I could tell that it was getting warmer when I started the run, cause I was sweating like crazy. I was able to run the first 3 miles keeping about a 9 minute mile pace. Then I kind of hit a wall. On the run course, part of it is on a dirt road by a canal in a field. My legs had about had enough at the time. I walked for probably a mile to get some energy back. My goal for the race was to finish under 2:30, and as I came down the hill to the finish line I see 2:32. It kind of sucked that I was just 2 minutes off my goal, but I was happy to be that close to a goal.
It was a great experience and I'm sure that I'll be back to race it again. Such a fun race.
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