Wakefield Triathlon

Sun July 6 2008
Listed by JulesR
Entrants (2) Club Pred Swim Pred Bike Pred Run Swim T1 Bike T2 Run Total
Broccers Yet another p*ss poor day for a triathlon. Very challenging bike and wasn't feeling great just glad to get round! time is guesstimate Awaiting final results Barrow Runners 3:40:00 3:40:00
JulesR Tough day at the office Sunday at Wakefield - not an easy course and lots of Prima Donnas around preening themselves and their Cervelo/Zipps. Usual vertical swim in 30.55 - you do all the swim drills and training then when the race starts, everything goes out of my head and I swim like a dork. Next time I'm going under 30 or giving up. Right at the near end of transition so tapdanced down about 400 yards in bike shoes. T1 3.01 Tough bike loop but knew that from having ridden it last week. The drizzle didn't really help but got round in 1:18.08 or so. Loads of people with flat tyres or mechanicals at the side of the road. Flying dismount and squalched down 400 yards of transition in soaked socks - yes socks! T2:1:47 Lazy on first lap of run, but 2nd woman got onto my shoulder and I towed her round for 2 laps and she took me round the last one in 41:57 total. Overall 2:35:49 for 192/500 or so but only 23/41 in age group. Bit disappointed as no real improvements from Windsor last year or Lisbon, but it was a quality (if not very friendly) field - probably lots of tritalk members judging from their pre-race ipod chilling routines. Swim needs to be well sub-30 and run sub-40 so lots of speedwork to do before the next one. Stirling Triathlon Club 2:35:49 2:35:49

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