My First Triathlon
Ran my first triathlon yesterday. It was a try-a-tri, so was about half the distance of a real "sprint" triathlon. 300m swim, 10k bike, 2.5k run.

Turns out the only part of the tri that I had problems with was the swim. The water was a chilly 13.5C, which saps your energy pretty quick. So after about 1 minute in the water, my arms and legs (along with my head, the only parts of my body not covered by wetsuit) felt like lead bricks. It was kind of strange feeling tired so quickly. Especially when I used to swim a few kilometres every night, albeit 15 years ago. Even getting out of the lake proved to be a challenge, as my legs did not want to move.

Once out of the lake, my limbs began to warm up. I was 2nd out of the transition area, and passed the leader soon after. From there on, I was all by myself the rest of the race. The bike proved to be interesting, as we had to pedal uphill against the wind. Fortunately, my newly installed aerobars were of tremendous help in cutting through the wind.

The run portion was nothing special to write home about. Mostly gravel. A few very small hills. An out & back. After I finished, I was surprised to learn that I was the first person to cross the finish line. The other triathlon distances which had started before us, were still out on the course. So I figure that in the worst case scenario, I'm no slower than half the speed of the winner of the sprint distance. :)

Won a free pair of sunglasses.