Sunday, April 22, 2012

My First Triathlon - the stats

Okay -- so I "meh'd" this last night, but the numbers are in so now I care (go figure - ha ha).
SWIM: 20:02
Transition 1: 5:17
BIKE: 47:00
Average speed: 15.9
Transition 2: 3:22
RUN: 25:45
Average mile: 8:19
TOTAL: 1:41:24

Interesting -- I knew the swim time was bad (and it was). I didn't realize my first transition was that slow -- I didn't set anything up the way I needed to. I'll be better prepped for next time. My bike time was slower than I imagined; that might be because I'm just so comfortable on the bike to begin with as that's where my greatest experience lies. Also, I did 99% of my training on the stationary bike. I know next time to get out on the road some more. Finally the run -- I actually feel pretty good about those splits as I knew I was cruising by that point. I can go faster for sure.

And as faster relates to all these things, it gets back to the question: does it matter? I suppose so as I'd like to continue to see what I'm capable of. But I'm also interested in lengthening the distance. I'll have to think about which is next. It's great to have options.


















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