celebrating the end of wk 6 with a Sweet & Twisted triathlon

Sunday's triathlon goal:

• swim - 500m: 12-13 minutes
• bike - 14miles: 50 minutes / 16.8 mph
• run - 5k: 23-25 minutes / 7:25-8:03 pace

I was soooo happy to be doing my second triathlon! I had a great swim, despite someone pushing down on my leg for quite a while! I tried to get away, but that hand kept finding me! The water levels were low so a lot of the women just walked for a while before getting their swim on. I kept swimming even when my hands touched a bit, wasn't too bad. Between the layout of the swim and the shallowness, it was a little difficult to catch speed. Finished under my goal time, which made me very happy:) 

Got a good running start out of the water and to transition area to get my bike. Got on my bike and my diaphragm ( so I think) started tightening up on me & it didn't calm down until I was 15+ minutes into my ride. The first 5-7 miles were brutal. I realized that I'd rather swim & run longer distances than ride longer!! It was pretty much a flat course with a few small hills here and there.

After biking I headed out for the last leg... running. I knew I wouldn't have a problem with it and I was impressed with my time. They shortened the course the day of because of the heat, but it wasn't too bad. The run did seem short, but came as a welcomed surprise:)

I finished in 1:29:44 - which was my goal time - although assuming we were running a 5k, but oh well, still a good time:) I finished 6th in my age group (out of 20) and 62 overall (out of 170+). Not too shabby!

My transition area

Ready to start!

I FINISHED!

Faith, Michelle, Me, Nina, & Miley (Faith and I go way back, the other girls are my new tri friends!)

Sunday's triathlon accomplishments:

• swim - 500m: 9:58
• bike - 14 miles: 58:06 / 14.46 mph
• run - 2.5miles: 18:40 / 7:28 pace (they shortened the course day of)

Comparing to Danskin triathlon, June 6, 2011

•  swim - 800m: 20:53 - improved
• bike - 12 miles: 43:58 / 16.3 - digressed! (this route was more hilly, which helped w. momentum)
• run - 5k: 25:40 / 8:16 pace - improved

WEEK 6 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 1/3 of the way through with training!

• 20.79 miles ran
• 26.04 miles biked
• 56 minutes swam
• 3 P90X dvds (strength training)