I went down to Forsyth MO to the Back a Child Sprint Triathlon on the 26th of June and got my first triathlon win of the season. I had done this race back in 2003 and had placed third, but had gone on to beat the top two finishers the rest of that season. So I felt I had a good chance to return and do well.The race starts out with a 400 meter swim in Swan Creek that finishes in Lake Taneycomo, a rather chilly lake.
Coming out of the water I was in 7th place so I had a lot of ground to make up in the 20k bike.
After averaging 24.8 mph on the bike, I had taken the lead and had a 16 second advantage heading into the 5k run.
I wasn’t sure how the running would go, but by the end of the run I had extended my lead and won by a minute and ten seconds.
posted at 23:19:11 on 07/10/05 by Tony Rigdon – Category: Race Reports