Pre race update:
During my last training ride on Friday morning I found that my bike computer had spat the dummy and was basically dead. So decided to head to the bike
shop to get a new one after the kids ballet class on Saturday. Decided to give
Joondalup Cycle City a shot for this new purchase as they had been good in the past. Needless to say I went in for a computer and after several hours came out with a new racing bike, computer and shoes. Thanks Rossco td105 for your helpfull service and advice (I found out that
Ross was a member during my time in the
shop).
So was I to race in a new bike that I had not yet ridden?
Yes I was so i rode
home from the bike
shop with some detours to get a bit of a feel of the new machine (14kms). It was not really enough but I could not take out the old bike when I had a nice new one that weights half the weight and has lastest technology equipment.
So race day arrives Michelle and the girls came down with me at 6:30. I registered and meet a few training buddys while we waited for the event to start.
![Getting ready for the start of the swim]()
Getting ready for the start of the swim
![750m swim complete now for the bike]()
750m swim complete now for the bike
I have only done about 5 weeks of swimming training doing about 1 - 1.5kms at a time every three days or so however I felt that I would do OK in the 750m swim - mid pack was my expectation.
![On the bike lap 2 of 3]()
On the bike lap 2 of 3
Riding is my event 21km easy however I was on a new bike and was not familiar with it at all. This did slow me down a little and the transition times for both the swim to bike and bike to run are shown in the bike timing. I really enjoyed the bike section and maybe pushed it a little hard near the end. Anyway I was still very happy with the bike and will get many more rides completed before the
Busselton half marathon in May.
![21km bike complete into transition]()
21km bike complete into transition
Now the 5km run is not my event at all and I have not really trained much for it. Partly due to the knee playing up and partly due to a few killos of extra weight that I still need to get rid of. Anyway I had to complete it and apart from a few small power walks and a lot of huffing and puffing I finished the course.
![Finish (I do not like running)]()
Finish (I do not like running)
Race No: 394
Gun Time: 01:29:38
Category: 40-44
Category Pos: 27
Gender Pos: 190
Status: Finished
Swim: 00:17:30 C.Pos: 16 G.Pos: 163
Cycle: 00:43:55 C.Pos: 16 G.Pos: 120
Run: 00:28:12 C.Pos: 37 G.Pos: 245
Total competitors: 750
If anyone is interested in the results they are available at
Race TecAs my first iron man event ever I am very pleased to have finished all of it though I can see that I need to do a lot more running.