This year's triathlon was a first for our team. Because we had a female swimmer, we had a mixed team--a rose among the thorns! She is an accomplished triathlete, but wasn't quite up to doing the entire event herself this year. This was perfect for our team.We had a beautiful 66 degree morning and light wind. The only thing that was not perfect was me. I had been fighting a cold for several days. In addition the day before the race I fell near my driveway as I was practicing my dismount. I banged up my elbow and hurt my pride!
We arrived early and had time to think and get ready. Our team practiced transferring the timing chip to one another. This paid handsome dividends during the race.
Gretchen did a great job as our swimmer and finished in 27:39.
Next was my turn. My faithful Bianchi was one of the older bikes on the field. I saw more technology than ever before--carbon fiber frames, aero wheels, aero helmets, etc. I headed out strong and went as fast as I could. However, I did not feel as strong as usual. This was reflected in my time of 01:18. This was 7 minutes slower than last year.
Our runner, Ed, is both an accomplished runner and cyclist. In his role as runner, he had the fastest time in the entire field: 34:07! Not bad for a guy in his 40s.
Our transitions were exceptional and we all did our best. Our total team time was 2:20:54. Congratulations to team TraditionalValuesIndex.com
Maynard
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