Honolulu Triathlon (Summary)

Norm and Tri Bro Matt

Everyone needs a picture at the advertisement sign. 

The swim was a blast.. I had trouble breathing because I could not keep from smiling.  The bumping, pushing and roll over's all added to the fun.  I felt strong and was having the time of my life.

The Bike was a cool experience that I can build on for the next race. I really put a number of thing together this time that improved T1. A great deal of change to the bike as well.  

The run.. Well I again I really need to work on my run.  Let's look at the numbers and figure out how I'm going to tweak the training schedule in the next two months.

I came in 27th out of 76 people.. M45 to 49.   29.30 swim, 1.10.33 Bike and a 56.36 Run.

T1 was the 7th fastest and T2 was the 13th fastest.  Pretty happy here.

What is needed to push myself up the scale for the next race.

I beat number 20 out of the water and in the bike but he ran a 6.94 mile.  Fast really fast run

I beat number 21 out of the water and in the bike but he ran a 7.26 mile. Still out of my range unless I get bionic legs.

I beat number 24 out of the water and in the bike but he ran a 8.23 mile.

Now this I can do.. I'm sure of it.

Running - Lots of Bricks, more regular runs and some coaching on my running style. Hills as well.  Shoes are good. I just need to build the legs and form.  Regular runs on Tuesday with HI Runners.

Swimming- will continue to improve because I'm really going to hit the pool and focus on drills in the next two months. Also I tend to migrate to the water after work just to relax.  Nothing like a 1500 to clear the head.  

Biking- its much harder for me because of the daylight issues and my trainer just died. (not a person a device) We are heading into summer so the days will be longer so that will help. The hills are on my list for the weekends. Pineapple roads. 8 miles of up.

Weight- I managed to drop 20 lbs in 4 months..  Could I drop more and still remain strong. I think so    This will be a focus in the next two months. 1 lbs a week would equal 8 lbs before the Tinman Olympic Tri. 8 lbs less to swim, bike and run with should yield a fast time.  Providing I do it right and not all at once.

What to do in the next few days. Nothing. I need a week to reflect and catch up on family life. Veg.. Work.   I will keep reading and looking for ways to go faster.. Now I know that a 2:39 total time in the big picture is really nothing, but it was way better than I expected and it put a big smile on my face. Workouts take time, and the Kids have been forced into Norm's Triathlon boot camp on Saturdays. Getting a teen(s) out of bed early on Saturday is hard enough but I'm taking it one step further. I'm asking them to get into cold water as well. Not always pretty... I couldn't do any of this without the support of family,friends and coworkers.    I have to say this is the most fun I've had in along time... I have to take my hat off to Sonja for jump starting my desire to (Tri) again.