It was a whirlwind weekend going up to Georgia for a concert in Savannah Friday night and then a sprint triathlon in Macon Sunday morning. Concert, great. Savannah, pretty. Triathlon, hard.
From Savannah, it was back on the road west to Macon for the Rock ‘N Rollman Sprint Triathlon and I’m proud to say I finished it with a personal best in running! This was just my third race. I remember after the first one (Tallahassee Red Hills recap), it was so hard that when I crossed the finish line, I said, “I’m never doing this again!” But then I did it again in Marianna, Florida (Freedom Springs recap). Then again with this one in Macon, Georgia. OK, OK, I might be getting obsessed. This was also the first race with an absolutely beautiful Trek Domane… my new bike! I will always love my (very) old bike, I say that every time I can. 😃🚲❤️
The Swim. What’s the slowest fish in the sea? An eel? A whale? A manatee? Even a manatee is faster than I am. For some reason, this swim was a struggle which surprised me since I seemed to improve in my last race. I think I saw a manatee pass me swimming backwards. I finished 500 meters in 13:43, a pace of 2:44 per 100m.
The Bike. This part was fun. I LOVE my new bike and it helped me pedal hard, fast, and smoothly up hills and down. The course was challenging, the hardest part was going uphill for the entirety of miles 5 through 10. I completed 15 miles in 50:35, which is 3:22 per mile.
The Run. The run course was uphill on the way, then turning around halfway, downhill on the way back. That helped me get a personal record for a triathlon 5K. My time was 23:10, under 8 minutes per mile.
Recap. I can sum this race up with one phrase: Room for improvement. And lots of it. Eventually I’ll probably break down and get a swim coach or join some sort of swim training because that’s the area I can improve the most. For biking, more leg workouts, longer rides, and pushing my legs to be stronger and faster. Running, keep pushing and training for a time under 22 would be a great thing to accomplish.
I haven’t done the same race twice yet so that will be a memorable experience, most likely happening with the Red Hills race in Tallahassee in 2024. Until then, my excitement grows daily and I’m pumped to swim better, bike harder, and run faster.
-Out of the Wilderness
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