In 4 days I’ll be participating in my first triathlon in almost a year. This will be the 10th time I’ve been in this event. My best time was in 2006 with 3:52; my worst time was 2014 with 4:59 (yes, training DOES make a difference!). Not surprisingly, the bike time makes a huge difference (see the table below).
This year’s race, though, will be in a team which is a first for me. I’m excited not to run! It’s always been my Achilles heal (pun intended), but I do love the run. So many people excited about finishing. It feels great to cross that line; I’m excited to share it with my cousin though. I warned her that we were not going to have a good time, but we will have lots of fun. I have not biked nearly enough this year due to the whole broken foot thing.
While I don’t have any goals, I thought it would be fun to guess my times. I truly have no idea what my times will be. My predictions:
Swim: 40 minutes
Bike: 2:30
Run: 1:30 (I’m sure Shannon is faster than me, but I’ll use my average run time)
That will bring us in at 4:40 (with transitions). I suppose it’s possible that this can happen. Maybe I can stop the trend of getting worse as I get older.
I’m actually really looking forward to the “race”!
| Year | Total Time | Swim | Bike w/transition | Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 4:23:00 | 21:13 | 2:36:00 | 1:25:33 |
| 2004 | 4:42:37 | 33:35 | 2:36:06 | 1:32:56 |
| 2005 | 4:23:29 | 29:55 | 2:26:16 | 1:27:19 |
| 2006 | 3:52:06 | 25:39 | 2:08:41 | 1:17:45 |
| 2007 | 4:22:31 | 35:32 | 2:13:52 | 1:29:15 |
| 2008 | DNF | |||
| 2009 | 4:09:24 | 28:13 | 2:15:35 | 1:25:37 |
| 2010 | DNS | |||
| 2011 | 4:31:05 | 33:31 | 2:31:44 | 1:25:51 |
| 2012 | DNS | |||
| 2013 | DNS | |||
| 2014 | 4:59:07 | 40:31+3:47 | 2:29:18+2:02 | 1:43:31 |