Elements of Erin 337

I am very happy to say that I had a PR today at the Delta Tri . I arrived at the race site at 6am to volunteer with Kids Of Steel race. Around 9am, my duties as volunteer check in person and bike traffic control were complete and started my race preparations. My race did not begin until 11:30am. As instructed by my coach, I ate an Almond Butter sandwich 2.5 hours before my race and a full 16oz bottle of GU20. I then racked my bike and set out my transition. The weather was chilly and windy but I still felt that I could get away with a short sleeve jersey. To swim, I wore a pair of tri shorts and a tri bra top. Both of these worked out perfectly. By the time I completed my swim and was out on the bike the wind had died down and the sun was out (it was still chilly though 10C). On the bike a drank another 16oz of GU20. In this bike route there is only one hill. It is a highway overpass that you travel over 2x in the 2 loop course. Other than the overpass, I was very aware of keeping my ...

Leaving T2 in the Delta Triathlon 2008 (even though I am not fast, the outfit got me noticed) For the past few years I have participated in the Delta Triathlon. A Sprint triathlon organized by the City of Delta BC. This year, I am in the best shape of my life but have not been training specifically for a sprint distance race. I am curious to improve my times from last year. Here are my splits from 2008 700m Swim + T1 = 13:08 20km Bike + T2 = 44:49 5km Run = 27:08 Total time = 1:25:04 9/24 in my Age Group 68/168 Female 188/341 Over All Finisher Prediction for 2009: I am pretty sure I should be able to take of a few minutes off my total time. My bike and run should be faster than last year. My swim will probably be about the same.