Nepean Triathlon 1.45:50 42nd Overall

Very early start as the alarm went off at 4am for the trip out to Perriffffffff for the Nepean Triathlon, didn't sleep well but was happy with my prep going into the days race,
Met up with Pete & Row Walker before the start as well as some good friendly banter with Richie High before the 1k walk down to the swim start. Wetsuit swim that i was happy with and when the gun went off i was keen to see how the recent training was working out.  Felt pretty good throughout without pushing to hard and stood out up out the water on 17.06 (happy days) a quick transition and was delighted to get on the bike beside Christian Ellis who is a far better swimmer then i am.
Got on the 'Mean Machine'(Usain) and worked the first lap hard(15ks) with no sign of Pete Walker going by, not sure if i faltered or the wind got up on the 2nd lap but i felt the pace drop slightly but was still very happy to keep the lead. Got off the bike as the clock ticked over 48 minutes for what was 31ks, averaging 38.2 for the day. Knew then that my run leg is not the best at the moment so was reluctant to go out to hard but was surprised when Pete flew by at about 3ks and then gaped me even more. The only positive was that no one else was to go by me as i kept the 3.46 per/k pace for the remainder of the race, managed to cover the 10ks in 37.36 (by my watch) for an overall time of 1.45:50 and snag 42nd overall and 2nd in the age group to Pete despite him smashing his way to a 16th overall 1.37:46 (unbelievable)
Happy enough with that to be honest, swim was solid and my bike is perhaps the strongest it has been, its just my run that is letting me down to a certain degree now.
Best part of the recovery was seeing 'The Shark - Richie High' who came home in 1.44:17 and was giving me a 3 minute handicap start for the day, so it looks like a nice few beers in the bank there:)

Had a good chat with the HuRTS boys post race with many doing pretty well for the day , a great race this one as it always attracts a good field ( Olympian Courtney Atkinson), and is very well organised.
Looking at my times it was very similar to last years race so hopefully i can repeat last years Noosa times although i know my run leg is nowhere near what it was 12 months back.

HuRTS times for the day

Pete Walker     16th Overall, 1st A/G -  1.36:46  (14.39/46.47/36.19) 
Richard High    33rd Overall  3rd A/G - 1.44:17 (16.46/51.24/36.05)
Tim Lindop     42nd Overall 2nd A/G  - 1.45.50 (17.58/50.16/37.36)
Nick Marvel    85th Overall 12th A/G - 1.51:33 (19.30/54.08/37.54)
Christian Ellis   86th Overall 15th A/G - 1.51:33 (17.06/55.18/39.09)
Champ Phetiam 280th over  22nd A/G - 2.06:05 (23.57/58.37/43.31)


so one more week before the trip to Noosa , so will have a pretty easy week but will get a few swims and bike sessions in , as well as the HuRTS sessions on Tuesday.

cheers, and apologies if this Blog is a little out of sorts ,  but i have had a few of my post race drinks on the normal Sunday session and a little tired now  - normal service will resume tomorrow :)