Sheriff Sprint Triathlon -- and a flight to Thailand

First triathlon of the season.... 300 Yard pool swim, 9 mile bike, 3 mile run.

Swim was ok, 6:05 (7th in age group, 53 overall) and I passed 1 person at about 125 yards. Only 48 degrees outside so I took the extra time to put on long finger gloves and a long sleeve jersey ovet my tri top (which I probably should not have worn in the pool).

The bike came out at 26:01 which included T1 (kind of slow with donning the extra gear). This worked out to 2nd in my age group and 8th overall, which I was stoked about.

Coming off the bike I ditched the long sleeve and gloves. My feet got cold during the bike and as a result were numb going into the run which was a challenge. Took me about a mile to warm up and get into a groove. Run (including T2) was 26:51 (5th age group, 42nd overall). At the end of it all I missed the podium by 90 seconds, coming in 4th in my age group with an overall time of 58:58. Unfortunately my HR monitor filled up during the run...

Then it was home, shower, and head to the airport for a week and a 1/2 trip to Thailand for the requirements gathering phase of a project that I am just kicking off. 33 hours travel time and some stiff legs...