I raced the 2010 Marin County Triathlon on an amazing beautiful morning in China Camp on San Pablo Bay. Last Triathlon of the season! I raced hard, finished third in my age group, and most importantly BEAT MY TIME GOAL FOR THE SEASON!
Bingles had been hyping the Ukiah tri all summer - and geez, it's only a little sprint tri - so we signed up. I raced pretty hard and got on the podium! Third place baby! Yeah yeah, third place among the men between 30-34.
My second Olympic-length triathlon of the season was the Silicon Valley International Triathlon held at San Jose's Lake Almaden. Teammate Bingels and I did the Olympic-length tri on Sunday after his wife Jingels did her first sprint triathlon the day before. I had an okay swim, fast bike, and started the run with stomach cramps. I ended up finishing 11 minutes shy of my 2:30 goal. Bummer dude.
My next race is USA Productions' Olympic length Silicon Valley International Triathlon on June 13. Olympic length courses consist of a 0.93mi swim, 24.9mi bike, and 6.2mi run.
A month before the race I tore my soleus and a week before the race I came down with a pretty nasty head cold. All my preparation was going down the tubes! I pulled it together though and had an awesome race on the Olympic course at the 2010 Avia Wildflower Triathlon!
Ed Sheffield and I ran the 2010 Sonoma County Human Race, a 10k race through Howarth Park (aka Spring Lake), over to Summerfield, ending at Herbert Slater Middle School.
The numbers: Race: Sonoma County Human Race Course: Spring Lake 10k (6.2mi) run Result: 46:12, 79/749 racers (90th percentile), 15th/71 in age group Pace: 7:26/mile
Three weeks ago I missed riding in Levi Leipheimer's Gran Fondo because I had stupid class. I mean, I like class, especially Negotiations, but it sure does get in the way of having a life.
I did my first triathlon this Sunday. The Sprint Triathon at Pacific Grove. To summarize: I didn't train or prepare well, the water was very very cold, my transition times totally suck, I totally killed the bike section, my transition times really suck, and I run like a total wuss after biking and swimming. Oh, and I placed 17th!!!!!!
My friend Monilee is a world-class mountain biker. I'm not. Her husband Fraser has done epic races like Trans-Rockies and Trans-Alps. I haven't been to the gym in more than three months. The two of them own six bikes, have their garage fully setup for long training rides, and are totally committed to bike racing. My bike has been in storage the last 18 months.