I had my first triathlon, the Ann Arbor Triathlon, today at Half Moon Lake in the Pinckney Recreation Area. We got up at 4:00am so we could get to the park when it opened at 6:00am. My start was at 8:18am, but I wanted to make sure I had plenty of time to set up so I wouldn't be stressed out. Everything went smoothly and the staff at Elite Endeavors organized a great race. I felt good throughout and wasn't ever too tired. I probably could have finished a bit faster if I would have pushed harder, but my goal was to finish under 2 hours and it looks like I was well below that. My unofficial time should be somewhere around 1:45. I should have my final results on Monday with split times once they've been posted online.
Check out the photos that my super fan and super wife, Amy, took.
Update: The results are up: I finished in 1:45:01, placing 158th overall and 25th in my age group. There are more details on the results page.
Date | Events | Location |
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2/10 | swim meet | Brighton |
2/17 | swim meet | Grand Haven |
3/2 | swim meet | West Bloomfield |
3/16 | swim meet | Milford |
3/30 | YMCA Indoor Tri | Ann Arbor |
4/5 | 10k | Martian Meteor |
4/18 - 4/20 | 1650 free, 1000 free, 500 free, 200 free, 100 free, 200 IM, 100 IM |
State meet @ EMU |
5/4 | 10k | Burns Park Run |
6/1 | Half Mary | Dexter/A2 |
6/8 | Sprint | A2 Tri |
7/13 | Sprint | Waterloo |
8/2 | Half IM | Steelhead |