Completed the Olympic Distance Nation's Triathlon in Washington, DC on September 13th in 2:41:44. The course consisted of a 1.5k swim in the Potomac (pretty gross) a 40k bike along the Potomac River and by major DC attractions and a 10k run around some other DC attractions like the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument. Over 6000 people signed up for the event and over 4700 people participated on race day - for a triathlon that is an incredibly large number. The transition area for the bikes was the largest in triathlon history. The swim course was extremely crowded and I could never get in a great rhythm, but fortunately I made up some time on the bike and the run. All in all it was a great learning experience and a fun race to do with the Bates Triathlon Team. Here are some pics from the weekend festivities:
The Bates Triathlon Team the day before the race getting ready to go out on a warm up bike ride.
Jamie and I early in the morning on Race Day with the transition area in the background.
Massive Transition area with the Washington Monument in the background.
Sun is starting to come up!
Sun is finally rising in the background - beautiful weather that day.
The coral down to the swim start.
Deep water mass start in waves.
And we're off!
Finished!
Bates Team Post Race.
