My plan was to do the tri a tri distance race Saturday and then do the half Ironman Aqua bike race Sunday, but when I went to register race day for the tri a tri I didn't realize they bumped the entree fee up as when I looked on there web site before coming down to race I only saw the race being $50 for the tri a tri and the half Ironman was listed as $125.00 But when I went to register they said the fee was $71 for the tri a tri race and the half would have been more then I anticipated and couldn't afford, so I only registered for the Tri a tri passing on doing the Aqua bike half race Sunday.
As usual I got my gear set up in transition and went down to the water start. this race and the sprint race were in a time trial format sending each racing in order of number off every 5 second. I've never raced time trial before but I like the idea as there is no bashing like in a wave start.
My race number was 599 so I was off the back of the field for the start as I registered for the race race day, no biggie, I just watched for a half hour before it was my tern to start. I got off to a good start and started passing of the field of swimmers one by one until I finished the swim, taking the fastest swim split time in my age group and 19 fastest swim overall, then we had to run up about 400m to transition to get our bikes. I quickly got my bike gear on and ran out of T1 almost rolling my ankle while I ran with my bike in my bike shoes, shades of my race in Barrie in /06 when I did the same thing and tore my Planter Fascia, but this time I didn't hurt myself. I then ran past the mount line and jumped on my peddle swinging my leg over for a rolling mount, properly mounting my bike unlike others who stop at the mount line, get on there bike standing still and then peddling on! lol
It was only a 10k bike so before I knew it I was back rolling towards the dismount line uncliping my shoes and swing my leg over the bike getting ready to jump off and run my bike before hitting the dismount line. I racked my bike and took a min to put on running socks before putting my running shoes on, then I ran out of T2 for the 2.5km run. My bike split was 1st in my age group and 5th fastest over all averaging 33.6km/hr
I said to myself this is only a 2.5km run so there won't be any walking and I must push on finishing strong as our Barrie tri clubs motto says. I can't say I was the fastest runner out there but I actually had a good run split finishing 7 in my age group out of 12 and 95 fastest overall out of 152. running at a 5:33/km pace. Woo hoo! I was happy.
I finished in 45:46. and ended up finishing 2nd in my age group out of 12 in my field and 22 over all in the field of 152. I have to say I was quite pleased! It sure makes a difference when you actually run in a tri. ;)
My race splits 22 Josef POLCZ Barrie ON CAN 599 0:45:46.4 M50-59 2/12 1 19 8:32 2:08 2:27 1 5 17:50 33.6 7 95 13:51 5:33 1:39 1:30
After the race I hung out with my friends then later that night I met up with them for a camp fire to rehash the day before going home.
Pictures below in no order of the day....
Some of my friends I was hanging with John to my right, Karen to my left, Kent, Ingrid and Erin and Dan I think?
Me on the 2nd place podium
Happy to be up here.
Just a good shot! lol
The medal bite
Me Erin and Adam.
Me and Ingrid who raced to.
Me getting ready at the swim start
Me at the swim finish
Running to the finish line
Adam is at OAT meeting with other official refs officiating at the races al weekend
Some more friends Cynthia doing the Half Iron Duathlon and Brian doing the half tri
Me with Pro Wolfgang Guembel who won the Half ironman race last year
K, Erin and Karen at Karens house after the race
Adam the fire starter.
Oh, I didn't mention about my nutrition for the race. Well let me just say, don't eat a McDonads double cheeseburger the morning of the race.lol After the race my gut was churning like Drano down the sink to unplug a drain! lol But I had no choice as I went to McD's on the way to the race at 4 am and and with the race starting at 10am I need to have some solid food and wanted an egg Mcmuffin but they weren't surving breakfast yet? WTF? 4am and no breaky? and I need to eat so I got the hamburger.
But pre race before the swim start I did down a couple of stroopwaffles and drank one of my pre mixed energy drinks which gave me the energy to do the whole race without eating or drinking the whole race.
:)
