Triathlon was a good one!

Hi everyone, back from Bend last night and had a great time.

The triathlon was super fun and I felt that I did very well. The water was 60 degrees which is very cold to swim in, even with a wetsuit. (If you're used to swimming in pools, public pools are typically kept at 82-84 degrees) even one degree in a pool can make a big difference. Needless to say, I was in the third wave of swimmers and in my wave I was the third person to get out of the water. The two people ahead of me were males. I had caught up and passed many of the second wave of swimmers and felt that I had done well. Something different about this triathlon from the others that I have competed in is that the transition area was different from the swim start and there was about 500+ yards from the swim finish to the transition area for the bike. Having just climbed out of the water, I didn't really have the immediate energy to run to the bike. I did my best, trying to adjust to temperature, wiggle out of my wet suit and make it to my bike.

Once there, I was very pleased to have my new bicycle to try out for my first triathlon. I could tell right away that it was going to make a big difference. Yahoo! I still got passed by plenty of cyclists that I probably slaughtered on the swim. But that means I need to spend some more time on my bike! And when it came time to run. I was pleased to feel like I wasn't getting passed by folks. My run split wasn;t that great, but I still felt like I finished strong. I did not win the swim:( Some 21 year old did. But damn it, I felt like I won it for what it's worth. It kind of makes me wish that the waves were set up by swim time, so that I could have seen my competition.

Results:
7/18/11
Weight: 160.2
fat %: 23
water %: 55.8

7/19/11
Weight: 163.4
fat %: 23.7
water %: 55.3

7/20/11
Weight: 162
fat %: 23.4
water %: 55.5

As you can see, I've gained back weight and flux in the last couple of days, phooey. I'm sure it doesn't have anything to do with the paleo chocolate chip coconut flake cookies I made. Or traveling and eating food on the road. Yes, paleo, but alas sitting in the car isn't exactly physical activity.