Well, I haven't really posted too much of how things are going in terms of results so here goes...
So far my best result this season came at the Windsor Triathlon, where I placed 11th overall in the Elite wave (after corrected results). The race itself went ok but there is still lots of work to be done. I started off the swim pretty well, but after about 300m had the lovely experience of being pushed under the water and having my goggles hit off on the right hand side. I don't remember the last time I felt so miserable in a swim but just accepted it and got down to business.
I exited about 50 seconds down of the front pack with a small group of other athletes. I didn't panic too much as I knew there were a number of other athletes behind and a pack would form. After about 15k a big second pack had formed and we were motoring along, although the work being done was quite infrequent, but a few of us took our turns. Heading towards the turn point on the bike, we caught sight of the front pack and knew we would catch them in a few k's. With about 10k's to go, the two packs had merged and a few attacks went off of the front. I was sitting a little too far back in the pack though and learnt this was not the place to be. I came into T2 at the back of the front pack but had lost about 30 seconds on the front runners, a tough deficit to pull back.
I threw my running shoes on and headed out of T2 ready for the 10k ahead, by now the conditions had heated up significantly. It took a little while to find my legs and when they arrived they really didn't feel that great. I realised I was not going to get close to the top guys and decided to run my own race. I think dropping my gel on the bike didn't really help too much.
Three laps later it was time to head towards the finish line. With a little sprint finish I crossed the line with a final time of 1.57. After looking at the run splits, I noted I had run 37 mins which is miles off of what I should be running. As such, some tough brick sessions have been put into the programme to increase my run strength. Hopefully this will bring me closer to the 33 minutes I expect to run this season. All I can say is bring on Athlone on July 18th.
So far my best result this season came at the Windsor Triathlon, where I placed 11th overall in the Elite wave (after corrected results). The race itself went ok but there is still lots of work to be done. I started off the swim pretty well, but after about 300m had the lovely experience of being pushed under the water and having my goggles hit off on the right hand side. I don't remember the last time I felt so miserable in a swim but just accepted it and got down to business.
I exited about 50 seconds down of the front pack with a small group of other athletes. I didn't panic too much as I knew there were a number of other athletes behind and a pack would form. After about 15k a big second pack had formed and we were motoring along, although the work being done was quite infrequent, but a few of us took our turns. Heading towards the turn point on the bike, we caught sight of the front pack and knew we would catch them in a few k's. With about 10k's to go, the two packs had merged and a few attacks went off of the front. I was sitting a little too far back in the pack though and learnt this was not the place to be. I came into T2 at the back of the front pack but had lost about 30 seconds on the front runners, a tough deficit to pull back.
I threw my running shoes on and headed out of T2 ready for the 10k ahead, by now the conditions had heated up significantly. It took a little while to find my legs and when they arrived they really didn't feel that great. I realised I was not going to get close to the top guys and decided to run my own race. I think dropping my gel on the bike didn't really help too much.
Three laps later it was time to head towards the finish line. With a little sprint finish I crossed the line with a final time of 1.57. After looking at the run splits, I noted I had run 37 mins which is miles off of what I should be running. As such, some tough brick sessions have been put into the programme to increase my run strength. Hopefully this will bring me closer to the 33 minutes I expect to run this season. All I can say is bring on Athlone on July 18th.
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