Praise the Lord, I'm done with triathlons for 2008!!! I've been training pretty much non-stop since January, and I need a break! Not that I know what to do with myself now that I'm on a break...
I started this year with the idea that I would do ONE triathlon to see if I could. That turned into two, then three, then four, five and finally six. Between May and October I did five sprint-distance triathlons and one Olympic-distance triathlon. The sad thing is that I'm not sure I got any better as the season progressed!
Here's what my 2008 triathlon season looked like:
Sprint Sprint (1/4 Mile Swim, 9 Mile Bike, 3 Mile Run):
swim - 13:41
bike - 41:16
run - 44:58
total - 1:39:55
place - 43/44
San Diego International, Sprint distance (0.5K Swim, 20K Bike, 6K Run):
swim - 12:44
T1 - 3:15
bike - 52:42
T2 - 1:59
run - 54:00
total - 2:04:40
place - 19/19
Solana Beach Sprint (1/4 Mile Ocean Swim, 9 Mile Bike, 3 Mile Run):
swim - 15:44
bike - 42:07
run - 39:41
total - 1:37:32
place - 69/73
Nation's Triathlon, Olympic distance (1.5K Swim, 40K Bike, 10K Run):
swim - 49:57
T1 - 3:37
bike - 1:38:25
T2 - 2:38
run - 1:46:31
total - 4:21:07
place - 73/84
Mission Bay Sprint (0.5K Swim, 15K Bike, 5K Run):
swim - 15:08
T1 - 5:10
bike - 40:51
T2 - 2:32
run - 43:43
total - 1:47:24
place - 93/95
Subaru Women's Sprint (0.75K Swim, 20K Bike, 5K Run):
swim - 24:07
T1 - 3:22
bike - 44:08
T2 - 1:44
run - 43:40
total - 1:56:58
place - 87/88
So what can we conclude from this? Biking is definitely my strongest of the three. Next comes the swim, which I'm pretty slow at. And then there's the run, which I consistently SUCK at! And as you can see, I come in close to last in my age group almost every time.
Still, a year ago if you'd have told me that I would do six triathlons in six months in 2008, I would have told you that you were fucking nuts! So I'll take it. And besides, it gives me something to improve on for next year, right?
Making calls this week to try to find a private running coach. Also want to work on getting my swim faster. And then there's learning to love hills on the bike. So I don't think I need to worry about what I'll be doing for the next two months...
Vineman in 2009!!! :)
I started this year with the idea that I would do ONE triathlon to see if I could. That turned into two, then three, then four, five and finally six. Between May and October I did five sprint-distance triathlons and one Olympic-distance triathlon. The sad thing is that I'm not sure I got any better as the season progressed!
Here's what my 2008 triathlon season looked like:
Sprint Sprint (1/4 Mile Swim, 9 Mile Bike, 3 Mile Run):
swim - 13:41
bike - 41:16
run - 44:58
total - 1:39:55
place - 43/44
San Diego International, Sprint distance (0.5K Swim, 20K Bike, 6K Run):
swim - 12:44
T1 - 3:15
bike - 52:42
T2 - 1:59
run - 54:00
total - 2:04:40
place - 19/19
Solana Beach Sprint (1/4 Mile Ocean Swim, 9 Mile Bike, 3 Mile Run):
swim - 15:44
bike - 42:07
run - 39:41
total - 1:37:32
place - 69/73
Nation's Triathlon, Olympic distance (1.5K Swim, 40K Bike, 10K Run):
swim - 49:57
T1 - 3:37
bike - 1:38:25
T2 - 2:38
run - 1:46:31
total - 4:21:07
place - 73/84
Mission Bay Sprint (0.5K Swim, 15K Bike, 5K Run):
swim - 15:08
T1 - 5:10
bike - 40:51
T2 - 2:32
run - 43:43
total - 1:47:24
place - 93/95
Subaru Women's Sprint (0.75K Swim, 20K Bike, 5K Run):
swim - 24:07
T1 - 3:22
bike - 44:08
T2 - 1:44
run - 43:40
total - 1:56:58
place - 87/88
So what can we conclude from this? Biking is definitely my strongest of the three. Next comes the swim, which I'm pretty slow at. And then there's the run, which I consistently SUCK at! And as you can see, I come in close to last in my age group almost every time.
Still, a year ago if you'd have told me that I would do six triathlons in six months in 2008, I would have told you that you were fucking nuts! So I'll take it. And besides, it gives me something to improve on for next year, right?
Making calls this week to try to find a private running coach. Also want to work on getting my swim faster. And then there's learning to love hills on the bike. So I don't think I need to worry about what I'll be doing for the next two months...
Vineman in 2009!!! :)
1 comment:
If you work on the secret of the hills, let me in on it! Great Job Iris!
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