The week leading up to this year’s Mudwater Tri was pretty hot. However, we were fortunate to have a rainstorm just the night before and the early morning of the race. The storms cooled things off a great deal, actually delaying the race for about 15 minutes. The horizon was very interesting as we took off into the water. Almost a very electric experience ha.
This was the first year that the local tri club, the Kansas River Valley Triathlon Club managed the race. It went great, no glitches with the course or any other substantive issues. I don’t think that poor Alan or Jesse got any sleep the night before the race.
The swim went well. The start was a little quick – only 15 seconds notice before the start ha. Heading out into the water I got involved in the typical bump and thump session. It was a lot of fun and went pretty well without the wetsuit. The long turn out to the turn around I started to realize how quick the rest of the field is. The stretch back was pretty easy. However, a lot of bikes were gone from the racks when I got out of the water.
The bike ride was a blast. The rolling hills were fun, with wonderful weather for hammering the gears. The out and back trip went well, with the only excitement being at the end. Mr. Stan the Man passed me right before the finish of the bike leg.
Fortunately, I spent the entire run leg following him – but was able to catch him just before the finish. I gave him a little bit of a start before he turned on the gas and punched it in for the finish ahead of me. However, I still ran a faster run leg ha.
All and all it was a great race. I’m just looking forward to moving up in the standings next year ha.
Photos and results are available on the club website listed below.
http://ksrvtc.com/
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