Last Sunday, June 3rd, I competed in my first race of the
2012 season – the Rev3 Quassy 70.3. It was definitely not the race where one
would set a personal record, but rather, a great opportunity to leave
everything on the course. In the postings preceding the race I wrote about the
inclement weather that was forecasted for that weekend. In the end, however, we
could not ask for better race-day conditions. So, all we had to do was to deal
with the relentless hills on the bike and the run.
After a refreshing swim in the lake I exited in the time of
34 minutes, which placed me among the first ten athletes in my age group. Next,
came the bike through some beautiful parts of the Connecticut country side which I completed in 2 hours and 54 minutes. A bit slower than I have wanted,
but content, nevertheless. After the bike leg I moved up a couple of
positions and followed it up with a solid run split of 1 hour and 44 minutes –
finishing 6th in the M50-54 age group - final time 5 hours and 20 minutes.
The picturesque countryside. The organizers did a great job keeping all the race venues clean and safe.
This race attracted some of the best professional
triathletes in the world, including Ironman world champions and multiple
Ironman race winners. None of them broke 4 hours on that day – an honest
course, indeed.
Many of the best world triathletes were there
With Jesse Thomas - 4th among the pros
In two weeks I will be in Canada racing at Ironman
Mont-Tremblant 70.3 and hope this little Quassy gift will heal before the race.
