Back to West Point after last year's fun race, I'm looking forward to competing again here and improve my overall time...
And I wrapped up the 800m swim, 22km bike ride, and 5k run in 1hr08min, 6 minutes faster than last year! And yes, I got crushed by a pro triathlete who put me 5 min behind to take the W.
The race, as you can imagine, is incredibly well organized, and always gives you the chill when you see the wounded veterans lining up at the start line. This year people started applauding and cheering on a man who "jumped" in the water without arms nor legs. He only had a finn to help him go forward...what a humbling experience!
This year's swim was wetsuit legal, making it a much faster and comfortable swim overall. As I run into T1 to get to my bike, I couldn't remember where it was racked! I lost 30 seconds there trying to find it, but off I was onto the bike leg.
The rolling hills are an advantage for me I think. I love this bike course and did the 22 km in 35 minutes, granting me the fastest bike split prize! I take it!
The run is awesome! hilly but covered by the trees for the most part! I managed to get a strong finish and sprinted the last 200 yards or so!
I'll surely come back with Sarah, Tony, Wael, Ashling and hopefully Mariesa in 2014 to challenge the OA win
and of course, great time at Ashling's parents with some delicious bbq and mac 'nd cheese after the race!
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