St. Anthony's: The Plan
Here is a breakdown of my race last year:
Swim: | 38:17 |
T1: | 4:15 |
Bike: | 1:11:27 |
T2: | 1:59 |
Run: | 50:19 |
Total: | 2:46:16 |
So, what are my thoughts for this year? Well, I would like to chop 6 minutes off of the swim. That puts me in T1 at 32 minutes. I think there is at least 1 minute of time that can be eliminated from T1, so let's call that 3 minutes. Not sure how much time can be shaved from the bike. Last year I rode the old Trek. This year I have the Kestrel. I will be riding with Mike's fancy wheels again, but my training mileage has been down. I'll be conservative and shoot for 70 minutes. With my new easy off Tri bike shoes, I should save 30 seconds in T2. Finally, I hope there is enough gas in the tank to run the 10k in 48 minutes. So what does that make the goal? Somewhere around 2 hours, 34 minutes and 30 seconds. That would be right in line with my 2006 goal of doing an Olympic Tri under 2:35:00.
James is betting on 2:32:00. I think he is basing that on quicker transitions and a faster run.
I hope at least one of us is right.