Yesterday morning I competed in the triathlon. It went quite well. My goal was to finish in under two hours. I managed to complete it in 1:58:11.

I did the swim in the same pace it swam in the pool, which really surprised me because it was quite wavy. From trough to crest the waves were about 4 feet high. I think the wet suit and the salt water made me a little more buoyant, so maybe that helped me. My goggles fogged up, and I got way off track at one point. Given this I think my pace was really good in the swim portion.

The bike was ok. I averaged 16.4 MPH, which is about what I was doing in training. I was riding my hybrid and I think going much faster than about 17 MPH requires a lot of energy. This was my worst leg compared to the competition, but they all had road bikes.

The run felt terrible, but I ran an 8 minute 17 second mile, which is not bad for me when I'm fresh, and I think was great after an hour and a half of exercise.

I finished 92 of 260 men. I think that's not too bad for the first attempt. I think I'm going to try another one in the spring.