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2nd-ever tri - 1st AG, 8th/157 overall!

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I'm a tri-noob in shock here LOL.  Although I started training for triathlons last fall with the goal of being competitive, I've never been an athlete before in my life, let alone a competitive one.  Yesterday I raced my second-ever tri (the first was one week earlier), the Westfield Wave Sprint .3/13/3.  I felt like I'd run a strong race, but I didn't really have a good sense of how many people had finished ahead of me, especially since there was a super-sprint race on the course at the same time.  So imagine my shock when the first page of results was posted - I had won my 11-person AG (M45-49), and was 8th overall out of 157!

I wasn't expecting to hit this milestone so early, and it's really messing with my self-concept (in a good way).  Still, I console myself that I still have lots of room for improvement, not to mention longer distances to work up to.

Swim: 11:01, 2nd AG, 32nd overall - have to learn how to sight without stopping, at least I didn't go way off course like last week

Bike: 36:53, 2nd AG, 8th o/a, Norm Power 217 vs FTP 220 -  I look forward to seeing what this'll look like next year after an OS of FTP work

Run: 22:09, 3rd AG, 17th o/a, NGP 6:59 vs. my pre-injury TP of 6:25 - haven't got my full run mojo back yet, but close!

T1+T2: 1:32, 1st AG, 7th o/a - this was my secret weapon LOL, the rest of my AG absolutely sucked at transitions; not that this will make much difference on longer distances but I gained 1, 2, even 3 minutes on my competition here, talk about free speed!

Lessons learned: 1) Make sure the valve cover decal is securely adhered to the wheel cover.  2) Practice-practice-practice replacing the water bottle in the downtube cage, so as to avoid dropping it on the course after the first drink. 

Edited to add: How could I forget, we were honored to have Team Hoyt racing this event with us.  Wow, simply wow.

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