Buffalo triathlon is this weekend!

This Sunday is the big day!  This race is great it's only 25 minutes from my house and draws about 1400 people. I have done the sprint course twice and placed 2nd overall both times.

I am doing the olympic course this time and I am pumped. Normally at this race this is my first time swimming since when ever last years last triathlon was.  This year i have swam almost every Tuesday & Thursday since January. I am hoping for top 5 but we will see what shakes out...

Wish me luck! Chow!

Oakdale Results

Blasting off the line with the best athletes in the state! I am the one with neon green calf socks on.

Wow! What a race. I took 3rd and was only 50 seconds behind local pro aathlete David Thompson. I came into the first transition from our 3 mile run in 14:55, with about a 15 seconds lead. Then on the bike David and another local stud named Matt Payne caught me on the bike. But after finishing all 3 of us ended up bracking the old course record!

 It was a great race, i had the fastest final run splits also. So all in all considering this race was only my second time on the bike outside this year, i did pretty zesty job. 

Zooming to the finsih line!

Photos by Mary Deeg

Outdoor Swimming?

Ok, yes this was my first outdoor swim of the year. But I can explain, I am in Florida. Was it awsome? Yes. I am headed back to MN tomorrow and will maybe swim outside in the next month. 

I am running 9 miles tomorrow morning on a nature preserve. I ran it once when I got here and had alot of encounters with wildlife such as: alligators, pink flamingos, and lizards. Plus some other stuff that I couldn't identify. 

I only swam once in the ocean because the sea was a bit to angry. Waves like 6' tall and pretty windy conditions. 

Thanks for checking in. 

run bike run = :-)

Nothing better then an early season sprint duathlon.  I have many other duathlons under my belt but not this one. In just over a week I will pound out this race and test the legs and lungs.  

I am currently in Florida, and it is very hot and humid. We are on a family vacation and have been enjoying all that Florida has to offer.  

Tomorrow I am heading to the local pool that they keep at 80 degrees to swim for an hour. So we will see how that goes...

I am currently working on getting my custom jersey nailed down, and enjoying the last full day of vacation. 

Adios!