Liverpool Sprint Triathlon ~ Done! (Time - 1:32:39)

Had a fantastic time at the Liverpool Triathlon today in my first proper Triathlon! Really was a world class event with competitors in the Elite Olympic Distance coming from all over the world to compete... a bit daunting really!

In the Sprint event (750m swim, 20km Bike and 5km run) I finished in 1 hour 32 mins and 39 seconds coming 150th out of a total 389 competitors and 12th out of 34 in my age group... So although a bit disapointed with the time (I'd have liked to have finished in under an hour and a half) above average in the competitor field

My splits were:-

Swim =17mins 32Secs (ok... Lots of people swimming over the top of each other!)

T1 (swim to bike) = 2mins 43 secs (1 min better than Pwllheli Tri)

Bike = 43mins 38 Secs (Quite pleased, a new PB... did 45:42 for the same distance at Pwllheli Tri... Almost crashed near the finish when a girl took a wrong route in front of me!)

T2 (bike to run) = 1min 40 secs (about 20 secs better than Pwllheli)

Run = 27mins 3 seconds (not great, ran 26.15 at Pwllheli Tri. First mile was hard, better in the latter part but very hot and sunny which was a bit draining)

I think there's room for improvement in the Swim, T1 and Run...

Most importantly raised another few quid for the RNLI ahead of my main fundraiser later this year... Total today stands at £187.50 :-)

Looking forward to the Tatton Triathlon! Double the distance and hoping to get under 3 hours!

Cycle / Swim Bricks

Cycled 9 miles to the Uswim open water session at Boundary water park this evening (circa 30 minutes), a 400mtr swim (9 minutes) and then a cycle back home again in wet gear with wetsuit in a rucksack. Cycling with the rucksack isn't great on the back but a good workout!

Triathlon swim training session

1,600mtrs of swimming at Crewe Tigers training session this evening... When will it ever get easier?!

Brike to run bricks

Trying to get some last minute training in for next week's Liverpool Triathlon (sprint distance). Cycled 12.7miles in just over 49mins and then straight out for a 3 mile run in 26mins and 38 secs. Not the greatest of times but the run felt OK!

Open Water Swim Session

Swam a 750m circuit at Uswim's Boundary Water Park session this evening in just over 17 minutes (getting very weedy in the shallows!) and then two cicuits of the 400m stretch... 1,550m in total... Felt good :-)

Bike, Swim, Bike

Cycled to Crewe this evening for the Crewe Tigers Triathlon Swim training session at Total Fitness...
- Cycle there was 5.6 miles done in 20 mins and 22 secs averaging about 16mph
- 1,600 metre swim session
- Cycle back in 22 mins 30 secs averaging about 14mph
Phew!

Swim & Cycle

First swim this year at Uswim's open water session at Salford Quays this morning. Great to be able to get back in the water there and with an 8.00am start a fab way to start the day!

Swam two circuits of the 750m course (this being the distance I'll be doing at the upcoming Liverpool Triathlon in a couple of weeks time). Both circuits in around 17mins each.

After breakfast at home, got the bike out and did just short of a 9 mile circuit out towards Middlewich and back in a hailstorm... Ouch! Completed the bike session in 34mins and 33 seconds averaging just under 16mph.

Five mile hard run

My first run this evening since the Marathon... Felt as hard as the last five of the Marathon!

Ran to Malkins Bank and back along the canal and wheelock rail trail home... 45mins and 36 secs averaging just over 9 minute miles

Return after a break from training

I decided to take a week off to recover from the Marathon but ended up having another week off the training with a cold so first training this evening for a fortnight...

Cycled an 8.2 mile loop of Sandbach, Hassall and Wheelock in 33.5 minutes averaging just under 16mph