Schiff Scout Off-Road Triathlon 2009
I completed my first ever triathlon today - the Schiff Scout Off-Road Tri in Wading River, NY. I’ve done swim races, road races, swim/run races, and bike/run races, so it was only a matter of time before I took on a full triathlon. The Schiff Scout is a .5 mile swim, 10 mile mountain bike, and a 3.1 mile trail run. My total time was a sluggish 1:59:30, which was good for 53rd place out of 138.
I did pretty well on the swim (16:17, 35th overall) and ok on the run (26:53 - it was pretty tough to climb the hills after my legs were shot from the biking), but it took me a miserable 1:13 to complete the bike course (137th overall). I was totally out of my league and I wasn’t even sure I would be able to finish the 10 miles. I kept the mantra “it doesn’t matter how slow you go as long as you don’t stop” running through my head and pushed through to finish, but it sure wasn’t pretty.
Zachy and Dave also competed - they teamed up to form the Gorgeous Angels and did way better (1:43) since Zach is a master bikeman and the triathlon is all about the bike leg.
The thing is, I’m not even motivated to get better at biking and to redeem myself because it was really no fun at all. I’ll stick to swim races and the occaisonal run, thanks.
