Ann Arbor Triathlon - June 8th

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Total Participants: 650

Distances:

1. Swim - 0.5 mile / 0.8 km
2. Bike - 15.2 mile / 24.46 km
3. Run - 5 mile / 8 km

Total Race Time: 2:14:33
Overall Ranking: 318
Category Rank: 40

Swim Time: 20:43
Overall Swim Rank: 247
Category Rank: 27

Transition 1: 5:31

Bike Time: 46:07
Average Speed: 18.2 miles/hr
Overall Bike Rank: 233
Category Rank: 34

Transition 2: 3:09

Run Time: 59:06
Average Speed: 11:50/mile
Category Rank: 42



I am not really sure where to start on this day, as it seemed to be an extension of yesterday. I went to sleep at 11:00 pm, suffering from insomnia and by system being wired with all that Gatorade I had been having all day. I woke up at 3:30 am and started getting my stuff in order to head out, to pick up Bora around 4:15 am. I could not be any more nervous than I already was. It was raining cats & dogs outside, and I was feeling like I should just stay in. However the committment of picking up Bora was on my mind, and it got me to get in my car and head out to RO. I picked up Bora, and we had a little bit of effort to get his bike in, and organized so it did not damage the other bike or itself in the back.

We got there around 6 am, with plenty of time to spare before the event started. We found ourselves a nice parking spot, unloaded our bikes and ran a through check of all our gear. We helped out Courtney, a random dude (who was extremely appreciative & nervous).

By the time we had gotten our race packets and timing chips, the rest of the gang joined us as we were heading up the hill to the transition area. I was the only one in our group, who was in the first wave, so it was kind of un-nerving. I racked my bike and set up the transition area, and then had the girl mark me on my shoulder and right leg. I had Bora accompany me down to help into my wet suit, and took a quick 50 yd swim in the lake to get over the initial water shock. In retrospect, this lil exercise helped me avoid the panic factor associated with 100 people hitting the water as well as the temperate factor as well.