Olypic Tri

My goal, other than just finishing, was anything under 3 hours.
Posting a 2:45:43 was better than I could have expected.

swim 29:37 - 1:58/M
T1 3:22
Bike 1:09:53 - 18.9 MPH
T2 - 1:38
Run 1:01:09 -
Total 2:45:43

SWIM - 29:37 - The swim went very well. I actually turned around sooner than I expected. I was one of the first in the water, filled my wetsuit, dunked my head, took water in my mouth and spit it out and did a little warming up before everyone got set. I learned most of the start routine in a lecture from a swim coach the day before. And yes I did break by wetsuit in, if you know what I mean. The start went well with not too much banging but twice as we made right turns everyone congregated at the wall and it got very crowded. The swim coach said "own your space" and I tried to make myself do it. I kept thinking long reaches, head down, feet up. I used other swimmers and the wall for most sightings. I don't think that I strayed too far off course. After the turn it did not get crowded again until near the finish as everyone started heading for the same spot. It took a couple of tries to get out of the water because the first step was way high. The "strippers" unzipped my wetsuit but I kept it on until I got to the bike.
Could not have gone better.

T1 - 3:22 - sat down , dried off, put my socks on (I can't run a 10K without socks) and got ready for the bike.
Could have gone faster, but I did it on purpose so I can't complain.

BIKE - 1:09:53 - Started on the bike thinking about just spinning for awhile to get the feel. Looked down and am going 25 MPH with no effort. Trouble. I am biking in a vacuum. The wind was blowing much harder than I realized. On the way in from the first loop back into the head wind I am going about 13 MPH with some effort. A couple of times the wind blew so hard from the side that it moved my bike over a few inches. I did love the aero bars. Stayed in the aero position about 80% of the time. Even when I was going 13 due to that fact that the wind was so strong.
Satisfied with the ride. Could make some improvement. My goal is 20 MPH.

T2 - 1:38 - Fast enough.

RUN - 1:01:09 - Now I have only run a 10K distance a couple of times getting ready for this Olympic being the smart man that I am and never after a bike ride. It took about 1/2 mile to get the rubber out of the legs, but hey I was glad that I could run at all. The first mile rest stop came soon enough - got some water and salt pills, after the second mile rest stop I knew, or at least thought that I knew, that I was going to make it. I tried to keep a steady pace and my HR about 160. At the turn I spoke with Tom and ask for a ride to the finish, he pinched me on the bottom and just told me to pick up the pace. The second half went well after all I was in the last minutes of my first Olympic. With a mile to go and a tail wind I picked it up some. Crossing the finish line with Rita there and all the other support was great.
The run is where I will make my biggest improvement. My goal is 8 minute miles.

The overall event on a scale of 1 - 10 it was a 9.

A great 50th birthday present to myself.