First tri, 2009

East Grinstead, West Sussex, was the setting for Trigirl's first tri of 2009.

It consisted of the following:

Swim 500m / Bike 26km / Run 5km

Trigirl crossed the finishing line in one hour, 40 minutes. She was pretty happy with her efforts. The transtions went very smoothly; the swim was OK; the bike ride went well; and the run was probably a bit slower than usual, but that is only to be expected since she has not done much speedwork in her training in recent weeks.

She began the race at 7:15am and starting so early was very much a mixed blessing. On the plus side, Trigirl only saw about half a dozen cars in the whole 26km bike ride, even though she was cycling on main roads that were open as usual to traffic. On the downside, Swimmingman had to take Trigirl to the race, and was practically heading for the nearest divorce lawyer once he realised he had to get up well before 6am on a Sunday.