Bob's First Triathlon

I completed my first triathlon last weekend (October 17, 2009). I competed alongside two of my brothers-in-law, Casey and Dustin, and about another 1500 people. The race consisted of a .75 KM swim followed by a 20 KM bike ride and finishing with a 5 KM run. I am happy to report that I survived the swim, rose to the challenge of a ride that started at 1200' and finished at 2520' (most of that climb coming the last 4 miles) and somehow managed the 3 miles at the end.

Here's an image of the elevation profile for the bike ride:







A link to my event photos

Casey's photos

Dustin's photos

Click here for the race results

My times: 2:14:30 (swim 24:16, transition 1: 4:01, bike: 1:11:53, transition 2: 2:19, run: 32:03)
Casey's: 2:13:20 (swim 18:52, transition 1: 4:10, bike: 1:15:29, transition 2: 1:22, run: 33:28)
Dustin's: 2:58:40 (swim 23:54, transition 1: 4:48, bike: 2:01:08*, transition 2: 1:12, run: 27:40)

* Dustin had some technical difficulties with his bike, hence the lengthy bike time.