I thought that aging up this year to the 70-74 age group would move me on to (or at least closer) to the podium, but this is a very popular triathlon among the old guys, and 4 others were just too fast for me. I had a nice day overall, but of course, there were issues. I had trouble sighting the first turn buoy on the swim, so went astray and swam longer than necessary, and had trouble removing my wetsuit and a problem with one bicycle shoe in T1. But the bike ride went well, and I thought I did well on the run - especially as we all think it was a quarter-mile too long.
I wound up 3 minutes longer than last year, and instead of finishing 12/13 AG, I was 5/7. So I guess that's an improvement. But the weather was great, it's a fun race with lots of friends, and everybody else from Tri Scottsdale did very well.
Swim 33:33.5 (wetsuit)
T1 6:38.1 (wetsuit difficulties, bike shoe issue)
Bike 1:06:57.0 (under 20 miles)
T2 3:38.9
Run 1:12:38.5 (6.5 mi?)
Overall 3:03:28.3
Division 5/7, gender 162/192, overall 210/256
Bike 1:06:57.0 (under 20 miles)
T2 3:38.9
Run 1:12:38.5 (6.5 mi?)
Overall 3:03:28.3
Division 5/7, gender 162/192, overall 210/256