IronMAC triathlon results

Wow! I had a great day of racing yesterday in the IronMAC. I swam 35 lengths (25 meter pool = 875 meters total = 1/2 mile total), biked 4.9 miles, and ran 12.5 laps (1/5 mile track = 2.5 miles total).

I reached my goal of wanting to swim 16 laps (32 lengths)in the pool and wanting to run 12 laps on the track. I ALMOST hit my goal of biking 5 miles (.1 short!).

I wanted to earn at least 150 points (50 in each age group), and I managed to earn 55.4 in the swim (100 points for a 1 mile swim), 49 in the bike (100 points for a 10 mile bike), and 60 in the run (100 points for a 4 mile run), for a total of 164.4 points. (The points help equalize the events, making them more like an outdoor triathlon that has a different distances for each event).

I ended up getting 2nd place in my age group, so I won a really cool silver medal. I was 11th place out of 40 women overall. The most impressive stats are that I tied for SECOND place overall woman in the run, and I tied for THIRD place overall woman in the bike! My swim was tied for 17th place overall for woman, still in the top half.

Overall, very pleased with my performance. I need to work on transition times, especially between the swim and bike. Thank you to David, mom, and cousin Ken for coming to be my spectators!

IronMAC goals

Today I will be racing in the IronMAC triathlon at the Michigan Athletic Club in East Lansing... 20 minute swim, 20 minute bike, 20 minute run. My goals are .5 miles for the swim (16 laps in a 25 meter pool), over 5 miles for the bike, and over 2.25 miles for the run (12 laps on a 1/5 mile track).

Wish me luck! :)