Granite Bay Triathlon

This Sunday, Gary, Gwen, and I participated in the Granite Bay Triathlon. They claim it was my idea, but my recollection is that it was Gary's suggestion. I'll chock it up to mass hysteria, created by our relay series win at Rancho Seco.


I am proud of Gary and Gwen. They posted respectable times, and stuck it out through a TOUGH run course. It's the same 5 mile run course as the Xterra race. It's 90% on dirt, and has a nasty climb about halfway, followed a steep descent. Anyway, they made it through in good spirits, and looked like they had fun.

As predicted, Gwen crushed the swim. She posted the 8th fastest swim time overall, and was the 2nd fastest woman in the swim.

Gary ran a very smart and steady race. He posted a very good swim time, and was consistent through the run and bike.

I did not have much of a strategy. I went just about as hard as I could right from the gun. I knew at some point I would have to pay for the effort. That time came at about 1.5 miles into the 5 mile run. I just couldn't run anymore. I was hot, my hamstrings were sore, and I could not get my legs to turnover anymore. I walked, a lot.

I came out the swim 7th in my age group, came off the bike in 8th in my age group, and fell to 15th by the end of the day. My swim and bike splits were good, but I've obviously got some work to do on the run.