Singapore Triathlon

Today, I embarked upon my first triathlon injury free. :-) It's been a long road to recovery, but I'm glad it's over and that I was able to train & compete without any pain in my lower back. Surprisingly, I was more nervous the night before (tossing and turning all night) in anticipation of the unknown, than I was on race day. Becky was a trooper and dealt with the heat (90F, but probably hotter with the humidity) cheering me on! It was great motivation knowing she was on the sidelines cheering for me. It was tough to gauge how I would fair up today considering the many variables: heat, humidity, hydration, if I would actually swim straight this time. We guessed around 1 hr 30 mins for the entire Tri....

Here I am getting ready to start

Anxiously waiting to start the swim.

The start was actually pretty good. Only 50-60 people per wave, which was much better than the 150 person wave at the Bintan Triathlon.

The ocean was warm and calm. Good thing all those barges & ships were out there to ease the current and swells ;-). About 200 meters into the swim, it "clicked" and I found the ability to sight/spot... I was tired of getting kicked by all the breast strokers.

The bike leg is my strongest discipline and was happy with a 36 min leg.

Coming out of transition to start the run. It was brutally hot and humid at this point, considering it was high noon. It didn't help that I had a cramp on my right side for more than half of the run.

Battling the heat/humidity, I finished strong and in need of water!

Overall, I was very happy with the entire event. I came in at 1 hr 26 mins and felt great with the outcome. Trifactor did a great job organizing their first Tri series. It's a great program to get beginners to try the sport in a very managable manner. Looking forward to next year when Becky will be joining me.