Summary of Triathlon finishes to date

Little Pepper Sprint (750m Swim or 15 laps; 14+ mile bike; 5k or 3.1 mile run)
June 17, 2007
Finish Time: 1:40:36
Swim: 19:12
T1: 1:47 (1st in my age group!)
Bike: 51:38
T2: 1:10 (1st in my age group!)
Run: 26:50
Comments: I am a slow swimmer and it showed here, but I am very happy with my transition times. This was the hardest, hilliest 5k I ever ran. Everyone had relatively slow 5k times, even for a sprint.

Eagleman Half Ironman (1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, Half marathon or 13.1 mile run)
June 10, 2007
Finish Time: 5:45:47
Swim: 40:27
Bike: 3:02:55
Run: 1:56:15
Comments: Awesome race, I took over 45 minutes off my time from last year and I got to see Natascha Badmann and Desiree Ficker battle it out on the bike!


Columbia Triathlon, Olympic (.93 mile swim, 25 mile bike, 10k or 6.2 mile run)
May 20, 2007
Finish Time: 3:03:31
Swim: 30:05
Bike: 1:33:55
Run: 54:46
Comments: Nice cool weather, hilly bike and run, but I had a blast!

White Lake Half Ironman (see above)
May 5, 2007
Finish Time: 5:53.01
Swim: 41:20
Bike: 3:10:20
Run: 1:56:29
Comments: Cool weather to start, no wind, warm 75 degree water and can you say very FLAT and FAST bike and run! Did I mention the course was FLAT? The last half of the run started to get very warm, but we were lucky this year as it is usually much hotter.

Odyssey Lake Anna Half Ironman (see above)
September 16, 2006
Finish Time: 5:44:22:70
Swim: 36:48.25
Bike: 3:03:54
Run: 1:59:32
Comments: Fairly small race. Nice cool weather, awesome warm water lake, mostly flat bike/run course. I was told by the race director that the swim was a bit short.

Naylor’s Beach Triathlon, Olympic (see above)
August 26, 2007
Finish Time: 3:03:50
Swim: 38:00
Bike: 1:26:15
Run: 55:30
Comments: Very low key, small race. Nice swim, flat bike and run (gets a bit warm on the run).

Eagleman Half Ironman (see above)
June 11, 2006
Finish Time: 6:33:51
Swim: 49:55
Bike: 3:16:06
Run: 2:14:16
Comments: This was my first real triathlon, I signed up to celebrate my 40th birthday last September. I did a very small pool swim sprint a few years ago, but I don’t really count that. I am a five time marathoner, so I thought, “Why not?” The water was rough, and the nettles were stinging, but I made it through. My transition times were embarrassingly slow, but I learned a lot from them. The bike was windy the whole way, no matter which way you turned. The greatest part of the bike was when Natasha Badmann passed me on her way back to T2 (I think I was just getting to mile 10)! I said to her, “You go, girl!” Very cool. The run course is flat, but can be hot. It wasn’t too bad today, but I was spent. I just kept putting one foot in front of the other and willed myself to the finish. It was the hardest thing I had ever done, but I fell in love with it right away! I now have a slot to the 2007 Ironman World Championship in Kona! I am excited, scared and humbled all at the same time.