Road to Lake Placid - May (cont)
May is a BIG month for my Ironman training. Three races and extended training to boot. Yahooo, this is the fun part it.
After Pikes Peek 10k and the Marathon, I did the Columbia Triathlon. This was my eighth time there. The day started out cool and overcast. We old guys were in the third swim wave, nearly a full hour ahead of the last waves. This allows us to finish with the young studs, even though we are not quite as fast as they are. I had a decent race. I PR'ed (PR = Personal Record) my swim with a 28:57 (yeah for me), but my bike was slow due to a persistant cold rain. I didn't have the guts to let my bike go on the downhills, as I was worried about the wet roads. The better cyclists didn't hold back however. I had a decent run and finished 16th out of 20 in my age group.
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