Swimming race 13:43 [4] 0.75 km (18:17 / km)
Varsity triatlon @ Blenheim Palace
Ug. Gross, gross weather! Rainy, rain, rain. Feet were already numb just walking barefoot to the start!
But not a bad swim. I stayed to the left, out of the crowded mass, and then hugged the buoy line all the way to the turn, which kept me going straight. Much slower thant the good swimmers (by about 3 min), but not too terrible!
Cycling race 36:42 [4] 21.0 km (1:45 / km)
Cycle bit. Way crowded, but think I did a good pace. Quads burnt most of the time, not breathing too hard, but I did focus on spinning fast too... Caught Josephine on the 3rd lap somewhere.
Lucy, the Cambridge girl who got second was about a minute faster on the bike, Clare, who one was 39 seconds faster. So room for improvement here too! Not just the swim...
Running race 21:02 [4] 5.4 km (3:54 / km)
Hilly run course! Two laps, including a steep down and a long slog up back to the palace. The club president ran the 2nd lap with me, and gave lots of encouragement. (He had punctured on the bike).
Fastest women's run time out of the varsity set, but only by 12 sec over Clare!
Note
My first transition was 3:12, second one was 1:38- didn't lose much time on either.
Total times for the top 5 women:
Clare (Ox) - 1:12:47
Lucy (Cam) - 1:15:12
me (Ox) - 1:16:14
Jess (Ox) - 1:18:33
Josephine (Ox) - 1:18:39
Woo, yeah Oxford gals! =) The men won too, which is the first time in varsity triathlon history the guys have won!