Finished!

I completed my second Danskin Triathlon this morning, though I didn't do it faster than last year's 1:58:51, as I hoped.

I think this was for 2 reasons.
- WIND! My tailwind had me cruising up at 26 mph. And the headwind had me fighting to get up to 10 mph. Going downhill.
- I pegged my heart rate really high, really early and it just stayed there. By the time I started then run, I was tired! Usually I try to stay in my aerobic zone of 155-165. I hovered between 170-192.

Of course, I finished, and it was just as awesome as last year, but I was more wiped out from this race. I barely could stay awake to eat brunch!

We were totally fortunate to not have blazing hot weather. All that wind came with some clouds, and that was definitely a good thing.

I'm not sure how much my extra training helped me out today. I don't think I've ever biked in wind like I saw today. But it did get me into better shape overall, so I'll take that.

If I do Danskin next year, I might join a training group to really push my time, and have some event buddies.

My times this year were
Overall: 1:59:38
Swim: 25:07
Transition 1: 6:49
Biking: 48:35 (Avg: 14.8 mph)
Transition 2: 2:54
Running: 36:11 (11:40 min mile)

Best part about today - 80 year old woman competing. I passed her (barely) on the run. I hope I am in good enough shape to think about doing a tri when I am 80!