Full Boar Standard distance Triathlon
It was my first International race and my first olympic. Although I was well prepared, I was still nervous due to a few factors that in my opinion, were against me.
The first one was being in weather colder then I'm used to, and I was a bit concerned that taking off the wetsuit would take a while since it was my first experience racing with a wetsuit too!
9.30am and off I went in the chilly lake, the first 500m were a bit of a struggle, till my heartbeat became steady. But once I got used to the temperature I was quite consistant and managed to get out of the water in 00:31:31. T1 swim to bike took me 00:01:08 (which wasn’t that bad being paranoid about having the wetsuit.) Then off on the bike, which was kindly lent to me by Bill Livingstone. The bike segment consisted of two laps round Market Bosworth 42k , it was quite a straight track, but the wind had an important factor and there were many moments I found myself struggling against it! 1:21:01 I was very pleased with this time, being my first Olympic distance and on a bike that wasn’t my own! Off to T2 and my strongest part of the race, the running segment.
Feeling stronger then ever I flew out of T2, the sun had come out and the scenery was just beautiful, I quickly got on track and over took quite a few other athletes. It was perfect and I felt strong till the end, having the fastest finish of the day, with a sub 13 second 100m sprint finish!! Total running time 00:39:02. Which was also my PB.
Placed 29th overall with a total time of 2:33:31.
My first Olympic race wouldn’t have been a success if it weren’t for Dermot who is not only my coach but also my friend, who believes in me and gives me an intense training program . A big thanks also to our friends Pam Batchelor and Bill Livingstone, for their hospitality and for a very well organized race, Jamie Harman, who gave us a lift to the race. And a special thank you goes to my partner Nicoletta and daughter Valentina for being my No. 1 supporters and being by my side all the way!
The first one was being in weather colder then I'm used to, and I was a bit concerned that taking off the wetsuit would take a while since it was my first experience racing with a wetsuit too!
9.30am and off I went in the chilly lake, the first 500m were a bit of a struggle, till my heartbeat became steady. But once I got used to the temperature I was quite consistant and managed to get out of the water in 00:31:31. T1 swim to bike took me 00:01:08 (which wasn’t that bad being paranoid about having the wetsuit.) Then off on the bike, which was kindly lent to me by Bill Livingstone. The bike segment consisted of two laps round Market Bosworth 42k , it was quite a straight track, but the wind had an important factor and there were many moments I found myself struggling against it! 1:21:01 I was very pleased with this time, being my first Olympic distance and on a bike that wasn’t my own! Off to T2 and my strongest part of the race, the running segment.
Feeling stronger then ever I flew out of T2, the sun had come out and the scenery was just beautiful, I quickly got on track and over took quite a few other athletes. It was perfect and I felt strong till the end, having the fastest finish of the day, with a sub 13 second 100m sprint finish!! Total running time 00:39:02. Which was also my PB.
Placed 29th overall with a total time of 2:33:31.
My first Olympic race wouldn’t have been a success if it weren’t for Dermot who is not only my coach but also my friend, who believes in me and gives me an intense training program . A big thanks also to our friends Pam Batchelor and Bill Livingstone, for their hospitality and for a very well organized race, Jamie Harman, who gave us a lift to the race. And a special thank you goes to my partner Nicoletta and daughter Valentina for being my No. 1 supporters and being by my side all the way!
Barry
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