By the Numbers

We just got back from the beach and a nice, long weekend. I completed my first triathlon at the Grandman Triathlon in Fairhope, Alabama. The weather this weekend could not have been any better. There were very few clouds in the sky, the water temperature in the Mobile gave us no need for wetsuits, and the heat of the day did not come until late in the afternoon.

For the race, I was signed up as a first-timer, but they also put me in my appropriate age-group division, 30-34. So, I will be giving the stats for both divisions for what its worth. Here is how the numbers broke down for my first triathlon.

I placed 154 out 530 overall.
I placed 15th out of 42 males in my age group.
I placed 7th out of 64 first time male participants.

The swim: 7:44 at a 2.6 mph pace
I placed 2nd in my age group and 8th among first time males.

The bike: 53:34 at a 18.4 mph pace
I placed 19th in my age group and 10th among first time males.

The run: 21:58 at 7:06 mile pace
I placed 9th in my age group and 4th among first time males.

I was unsure how I felt about my transition times and felt I could have done better, until I looked at the comparative results to the other racers. I was very pleasantly surprised. For the swim to bike, T1, transition, I did it in 2:54 and :55 for the bike to run transition, T2. Here are the links for the Grandman Triathlon results and Lepow Photography from the race

I have some other items to share (pictures, video, etc.) that I will do over the course of this week. I need to get everything out there that I want to publish before this weekend when I compete in the Ft. Benning Reverse Sprint Triathlon and get a whole new series of items to post.