Last Sunday I finished the Breath of Life Ventura, Olympic Distance Triathlon.
The 30-39 mens age-group was the first wave and we started promptly at 7:15am. I love it when races start on time!
The swim was in a protected harbor, so other than the fact that we were swimming in salt water, it was more like a lake swim than an ocean swim. It was a relatively easy 1500k out and back swim. My only problem during the swim was my goggles kept fogging up, and it was pretty overcast so I had to stop several times and de-fog my goggles to make sure I was heading in a straight line.
Swim time: 28:31
T1 was uneventful, but the transition area was long and narrow so it took a little while to get from one end of the transition area to the other.
T1 time: 3:09
I averaged 20.4mph on the bike section with each loop of the circuit faster than the previous.
Bike time: 1:19:42
T2 time: 1:13
My finishing time was 2:38:00. That put me in 179th place overall. This was an age-group championship qualifying race, so there were a LOT of fast athletes out there.
The only two problems I encountered during the race were my fogged goggles, and the fact that I didn't put my Garmin 310xt into multi-sport mode so each lap was tracked as "Other" instead of correctly labeling each lap as Swim, Bike, or Run. Since both issues are fixable, I really can't complain.
Next race is Strawberry Fields on July 18.
2 comments:
Dude, that sounds like a lot of fun! Is it worth buying the 310? I am on the fence about buying that Garmin. I hav the 305 but its not going to take me through the ironman...what do you think?
Hassan,
That's a tough call. I highly recommend the 310xt, but I'm not sure I would throw down that much cash if I already had a working 305.
The GPS tracking while swimming is useless. The only advantage is that you can track your swim time, and leave the watch on during the whole race. But don't assume you're going to get any sort of good speed or distance info for your swim.
I'd probably stick with the 305, and if the battery won't last all day, I'd just use it on the run. You can always get your cycling info from a dedicated cycle computer.
But if you have the money, the 310xt is definitely cool!
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