Wanted to join the 2pm ride, but my legs were a bit sore from my morning work in Rolesville...
Granite Falls Triathlon, 120+ eager triathletes ready to go... A quick 300y pool swim (8:03 start for me), at the really nice GF Swim and Athletic Club... the 15 second stagger start gave me all the room I needed for a fairly fast swim... while trying to manage the internal anxiety of race start. Wet and winded into transition 1... it was time to hit the road. The bike course was a challenging (for me) 10 miles of hills and fast flats, luckily the wind was of little consequence during the 8 am hour. My CatEye pegged at 37 top downhill speed and event results show a bike leg time of 29:41. There were quite a few long hills that required more shifting than I've ever done in the 11 months I've been riding. I passed a number of riders, but was never overtaken myself. Just luck, I'm sure... but a big boost of confidence! At T2, I would have loved to have sat on my shoe change bucket and rested a while, but knew there was no time for that! My transition spot was at the end of a row and I looked over my right shoulder, while changing into my running shoes, to find an entire family watching my transition maneuvers. I was breathing really hard at this point and a bit sweaty... I'll bet they thought I'd keel over at any moment. I left a lot of leg power on the bike course, as my ~8 minute mile average 5K time shows. The run leg had some hills and ~3/4 mile of trail, both made the course a demanding one. My run start was slow, as my right calf tried to cramp up on me and my legs felt really heavy... but everything settled down after the first mile or so. The ladies overall winner passed me on the run. I was just glad to see the calf mark on her leg showed her age to be 29... that was the only solace I could muster after being passed as though I was walking the course. All joking aside, triathlons - and road biking - bring out some really tough (mentally and physically) women... they're just as competitive as any guy... and just as fun to compete with! Finally, thanks to all the CoWs!! You guys and gals have made biking fun for me and all the rides I've been on, in the last year, have helped me become a halfway okay rider... if I do say so myself. :-) MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44 (12 entrants) Place Bib Age NAME CITY/STATE Rank SWIM T1 Rank BIKE T2 Rank RUN Time 1. 85 44 Brian Soper Winston-Salem NC 5 5:55 1:09 3 30:21 1:01 1 22:08 1:00:33 2. 13 42 David Wilhelm Wilson NC 2 4:36 1:09 1 29:41 1:14 3 24:25 1:01:04 3. 16 43 Ken Fanelli Raleigh NC 3 4:40 0:45 4 31:31 0:55 4 24:49 1:02:37 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en.
