triathlon results

        Last Year   This Year
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SWIM    18:40       17:33
        (439/2374)  (276/2724)
T1      6:20        4:39
BIKE    50:41       46:19
        (1104/2374) (790/2724)
T2      2:51        2:13
RUN     38:22       36:31
        (1612/2374) (1488/2724)
        ----------- -----------
OVERALL 1:56:56     1:47:17
        (1214/2374) (807/2724)

The triathlon went very well this morning. Last night I told Laurie and Buzz that my goal was 1:50:00, and that if I was having a very good day, 1:45:00. I had hoped to go faster in the run, but forgot about how hilly the course was, and was pretty darn tired. But I improved my time on every single portion of the race, and improved my total time by almost 10 minutes. And I am ecstatic about it. :)

The triathlon series spokesperson had a mantra that she has everyone repeat as we're in the water counting down the final couple minutes until we start. With each stroke, you tell yourself: I. Am. A. Great. Swimmer! Out of 2700+ racers, my swim time was in the top 300. That is pretty darn cool.

Laurie and Buzz both did awesome as well, crossing the line in 1:54:12 and Buzz in 2:21:36. Laurie was 79th (yes, 79 out of 2724) in the run. She's crazy fast.