speedvegan

Time 1:10:12 | Overall 257/668 | Gender 31/177 | Age Group 4/21

One word: disappointment.

SWIM | .25mi | 10:21

I wasn’t last out of the water this time. Yay ! And, again, I felt much better overall. I didn’t freak out when my face hit the water or at any point during the swim. I was slow and steady to the end. Still, I can’t understand why I continue to be so slow and it’s hard to get motivated to work harder at it when hard work doesn’t seem to pay off. So, I’ve finally decided to bite the bullet and hire a swim coach. Stay tuned.

Making my way out of the water and not alone for once !

T1 | 3:15

BIKE | 10mi | 31:35

Again, the biggest disappointment of the day. Sure, it was windy, but I only have myself to blame. I finally upgraded the tri bike’s handlebars and decided to get a Retül fitting at the same time. I spent the latter part of this week fighting a stomach bug and didn’t get a chance to take the bike out for a spin before the race – big mistake. My seat is now 4 inches higher and the new bars are just over an inch lower. My new position on the bike is rather aggressive and I need to spend some more time on it before I’m totally comfortable.

Bike weakness seems to be the theme of the year.

T2 | 0:54

RUN | 3.1mi | 24:06

Totally effortless. I felt like I was running a 10 minute mile. FIRST is the definitive running program for anyone who wants to run faster. I’ll be trying to push the pace even more next time.

Sprinting to the finish in my typical underpronating fashion.

I have another race in two weeks. I hope that’s long enough to buy me some confidence on the bike.

Time 23:25 | Pace 7:32 | Age Group 18/277

Splits
Mile 1: 7:36
Mile 2: 7:52
Mile 3: 7:25

Geoffrey had to visit a client in Toronto this week so we decided to head over there for the long weekend. Coincidentally, it happened to be Toronto’s pride fest the same weekend which included a 5k to raise money for sexual diversity studies, support for people living with HIV/AIDS and many other charities that benefit the LGBT community.

It was a beautiful day for a run. I suppose it was a bit warm by Canadian standards, but it was a very welcomed break from the insane FL heat and humidity for us. I didn’t push myself too hard in the beginning because I wanted to have enough for the end, which I did. In fact, I had too much left so clearly I could have pushed a little harder early on. I’m still trying to figure out what works best for me during 5k races, so from that point of view it was a good run and it was a lot of fun !