I competed in my first Tri Yesterday
 

Well sort of. I borrowed my brothers Quintana Roo Caliente since I have been unable to make a decision on my own bike and I did not see as many deals as I thought I would, I have decided to wait till it gets closer to spring. Anyway, it was the Telos Turkey Tri, sprint distance, in Orem. It went Run, Bike, Swim to cut down on pool congestion. I ran the 5k in 29:43 which is not great for me but I had been feeling congested so it was not totally displeased.

I transitioned to the bike and I was flying. I had 1 guy pass me but I passed a ton of people that beat me on the run. I was 4-5 miles in and felt something going on with the rear of the bike. I looked and the Tire was going flat. I tried to pump it up to no avail and did not have a spare.:mad: I walked the remainder, cut a corner or two and went the transition area to gather my gear. I abandoned the race. All in all, I had a great time. I would have made more of an effort to continue but the race was late in getting started (9 am) and by the time I walked back to the start, it was a 10. With the football game starting at 12 it was time to go.

I am hooked and can not wait till next year! Way more fun than just running.

Welcome to the club. I have the Quintano Roo Ty bike. I love it.

And you're getting me psyched for next year's tris.

What are some of the better Tri's going on in the area? The one yesterday was poorly run, hence the delayed start and make shift transition area. I am going to try and do the SG Trifecta, for sure the first leg at Sand Hollow. Also the Lake Powell one next Sept. What are some good Salt Lake, Utah County tris that are good?

Except for the Saint George tri, the Utah ones suck in terms of organization.

The better ones are in Arizona, Cali, even Nevada, Idaho and beyond.

The Saint George Tris are managed by the guy here in Vegas.

The Echo Challenge up in Park City isn't too bad, but most of your Utah tris stink.

Sounds like I will be doing some traveling then because I am definitely hooked.

I like the half Ironman distance the best, but the full is not bad either.

Try all distances before you set upon one.

At some point next year I will switch to olympic distance but a half....well that might be the season after next.

Anything is possible.

I'm an average joe athletically speaking.

During my first season, I did three halves, one full, and four Olympics, but I've never done a sprint, as I believed I was not fast enough to be competitive on the run. So don't stop yourself believing you can't because you can.

LOL! Arch, you are not average. I would be shocked if anyone has every met you and thought I bet he is just average athletically.

I saw him laying on the ground shredded to a bloody pulp. he looked average athletically then.. at best.

now if you can ride 70 miles sitting on your top tube, you have some serious skills.. :)

I found this photo of me that pretty much sums up my race

btw, congrats on a good start to your new-found hobby. Its a great sport. I'm hoping to get back into tris next year if I can find the time to get back in the pool.

Riding without a spare??? What was it - an unfortunate oversight on a borrowed bike or purely a rookie mistake?

A little of both I think. I had not planned on doing this one but the night before things started to come together and I decided it was going to work out. Definitely a rookie mistake and I was thinking about so many things that a flat was the furthest thing from my mind. I was lucky to get pedals on the bike as they arrived at the race a half hour before the start. :shock:

sucks about the flat.


I had nothing but bike troubles this year in my tris. I made it though the st george tri wihtout any isssues I believe but that was the last one to make it through unscathed. My next one I flatted with 2 miles to go so I just rode it out and let it get flatter, was riding on rim when I came into transition. Did a mountain bike one a week later and broke my chain after 3 miles, pushed the bike fro 2 miles and then found someone witha chain tool so I could fix it.

Later in the year I did another offorad tri and my shifter broke, leaving me with only granny gear for the last 3 miles of the ride. luckily it was mostly climbing and steep downhill but it stilled sucked hardcore.

So this year was the year of bike problems and I am hoping next year I will have none of that.