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Race Result
| Racer: |
Greg Bishop |
| Race: |
Columbia Triathlon |
| Date: |
Sunday, May 22, 2005 |
| Location: |
Ellicott City, MD |
| Race Type: |
Triathlon - International Distance |
| Age Group: |
Male 40 - 44 |
| Time: |
3:27:50 |
| Overall Place: |
1109 / 1245 |
| Age Group Place: |
151 / 160 |
| Comment: |
Beautiful day for an event |
Race Report:
2005 Columbia Triathlon
Swim: 32:15
T1: 6:45
Bike: 1:35:12
T2: 4:11
Run: 1:09:27
Total: 3:27:50
Place:
AG Place 156/160
I started the day by waking my family up before morning the day of Colombia. The weather promised to be significantly better than last year for the race and I was looking forward to the race, as my first tri of the year. We were on our way by 5:00 and made the race site in plenty of time for me to set up transition and get to the swim start.
As with all of my events, I had only three goals for this race:
1) Be healthy.
2) Be happy.
3) Finish with an official time.
(2004 times in parenthesis after 2005 times.)
Swim: 32:16 (29:30)
The start of the swim was not particularly promising for the day. Apparently the person who helped me with my suit pulled up on the zipper a little too hard and started the break-away, but didn' say anything. As soon as I raised my arms over my head to glide in the water toward the swim start, my zipper came completely undone. The velcro held, so at least I wasn't going to lose the top, but the swim results were in question. In the end, I don't think that the mishap caused too much change in my swim time (which was within range of expectations), but I came out of the water in pain with a significant raw spot on the back of my neck. This is very different from every other time I've swum with my wetsuit, as I don't usually have any raw spots and I don't use any Body-Glide. I came out of the water with only one thing on my mind -- get the wet suit off the back of my neck. I even almost missed my family cheering for me between the lake and transition.
T1: 6:45 (5:42)
Slow (as always), but uneventful.
Bike: 1:35:12 (1:32:33)
I left transition for the bike and looking forward to the Columbia course. I had done more bike training in the weeks leading up to Columbia than last year. I thought I might even beat last year's time. About 6 miles into the bike, it started feeling like my bike wasn't rolling as well as normal. I spent a little time evaluating the mechanics of my bike while rolling slowly. I couldn't isolate any issues, so I accelerated back to speed and kept up. The rest of the bike was thoroughly enjoyable.
T2: 4:11 (2:36)
Again, slow and uneventful. The official time for this also doesn’t agree with the transition time from my watch.
Run: 1:09:27 (1:13:00)
My run at Columbia last year went very poorly due to an issue with my bike run number causing me to have poor mechanics while riding. I was expecting this year to be significantly more comfortable. (And it was.) Throughout the run, I heartily cheered for every Team in Training person I saw.
Total: 3:27:50 (3:23:19)
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