LA Triathlon 2009

Finally got out there again to do my second triathlon of 2009; the LA Triathlon at Venice Beach. I hadn't done this one before and it was a fun race although the 'surf' took most people by surprise and quite a few never made it out to the first buoy on the swim. I started in the Elite wave of 28 guys. It was a beach start as we had to dive through the 10 ft surf crashing towards us...It was quite unnerving and at one point towards the end I lost my goggles and was wondering if I had taken my last breath...really....The surf got out of control and, to be honest, it was not at all safe to be ought there. Anyways, I made it through somewhere in the middle of the pack. Jumped on my bike and rode a strong 24 miler (second fastest split of the day). It was windy but luckily not too hot and I felt good. My run was OK (with two big hills in-between) and I finished 8th in the group with 2:10 and change. I'm happy with that given how poor my swim was due to the collar bone/shoulder injuries from this and last year. I'm looking forward to improving my swim in the off-season (again!) so I can make up more time on the swim next year!

In sports,
Espen :)