As you can see it was a cloudy day and unfortunately for some of the less experienced athletes, the water was quite choppy with 4-5 ft waves. Even though it was a short swim course it was probably one of the most difficult I have experienced. As I came around the first marker and headed parallel to the beach I was nearly rolled by one of the larger waves. Then after reaching the final marker and making the turn toward the beach I found myself swimming in place for what seemed like a long time even though it was probably less than 30 seconds as I was caught in a rip current.Finally I reached the beach a little less energetic than I had hoped and definitely feeling a bit disoriented from the washer machine I had just exited, I head up the beach and towards the transition area where my trusted aluminum, carbon steed awaited.
Taking my time to sit a remove the sand from my feet I then popped on my tri-bike shoes and entered the bike segment without incident. As I started the bike I felt that familiar strain in my upper hamstring that generally comes after staining a bit more with the swim than you normally would in your workouts. So I eased in and took the first my at an easy but quick pace. After a couple of miles I was able to start pushing the speed above twenty and held between 20-22 mi per hr.
Now it was time to enter back into the transition area with the bike which from my experience has always been the most perilous transition. People tend to make the worst mistakes during this transition. I have seen people crash into other riders or simply fall due to rushing to gain those precious few seconds. Fortunately again for me I did not make any of these mistakes and entered the transition unscathed.
Now for the run. Currently the run is my weakest event and must admit I enter into these segment with a small amount of dread. The runs in a Triathlon are about pain and elation. Much like life itself but intensified and compacted into a short period of time. So while I did say I enter the run with dread I also start the run with excitement, and hope. It's exciting to know that you have nearly completed an event which few people on the planet even contemplate in participating. And I am always hopeful that I will run faster than ever before because I simply can't help but get caught up in the excitement and my competitive nature seems to thrive and take a life of it's own. And again I was pleasantly surprised with my run results. I averaged just under 8 min per mi.
So all in all another great triathlon and life experience.
I would like to thank the FAU Wellness Center and all the volunteers for all their hard work and especially for all their supporting cheers during the course of the race.
My results: Paul Budensiek 39 Boynton Beach FL, Race Time: 1:07:20, Swim: 10:44, Bike: 28:58, Run: 23:46
Click on link for all race results: http://altavistasports.com/results/2010results/fautriathlon4182010.html
"Keep On Tri'N".
Paul Budensiek
Taking my time to sit a remove the sand from my feet I then popped on my tri-bike shoes and entered the bike segment without incident. As I started the bike I felt that familiar strain in my upper hamstring that generally comes after staining a bit more with the swim than you normally would in your workouts. So I eased in and took the first my at an easy but quick pace. After a couple of miles I was able to start pushing the speed above twenty and held between 20-22 mi per hr.
Now it was time to enter back into the transition area with the bike which from my experience has always been the most perilous transition. People tend to make the worst mistakes during this transition. I have seen people crash into other riders or simply fall due to rushing to gain those precious few seconds. Fortunately again for me I did not make any of these mistakes and entered the transition unscathed.
Now for the run. Currently the run is my weakest event and must admit I enter into these segment with a small amount of dread. The runs in a Triathlon are about pain and elation. Much like life itself but intensified and compacted into a short period of time. So while I did say I enter the run with dread I also start the run with excitement, and hope. It's exciting to know that you have nearly completed an event which few people on the planet even contemplate in participating. And I am always hopeful that I will run faster than ever before because I simply can't help but get caught up in the excitement and my competitive nature seems to thrive and take a life of it's own. And again I was pleasantly surprised with my run results. I averaged just under 8 min per mi.
So all in all another great triathlon and life experience.
I would like to thank the FAU Wellness Center and all the volunteers for all their hard work and especially for all their supporting cheers during the course of the race.
My results: Paul Budensiek 39 Boynton Beach FL, Race Time: 1:07:20, Swim: 10:44, Bike: 28:58, Run: 23:46
Click on link for all race results: http://altavistasports.com/results/2010results/fautriathlon4182010.html
"Keep On Tri'N".
Paul Budensiek
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