2008 Guelph Lake 2

Guelph Lake Triathlon, the long awaited race... after I had to skip the June 1 race. Get up at six, pack and drive for one hour to the Guelph Lake. Park the truck and get my bike and the bag with towels, shoes, shirt, bike helmet, goggles, hat, just everything you need to swim, bike and run. I was ready for the 750 meter swim, 30 km bike and 7 km run and my target time was set at 2:15

My time was 2:16:24 and the time splits were within my expectations.
My guess is that I spent too much time in the transition after the swim. Had to get out all the sand between the toes. The times were taken when leaving the transition area just before the bike ride, and again when entering the transition area after the bike ride. The swim time includes the dress and shoe change. Peeling off the wetsuit takes time and the last thing I want is to drip all this water into my running shoes.
Coming back after the bike ride, hang the bike on the rack, helmet and sunglasses off, hat on and off I go. Immediately after leaving the transition are, up the hill. Now that is ugly. Switching from biking to running is hard enough, but up-hill? Anyway, I managed somehow and by this time it was around 11am. No clouds and the sun was out in full force. I had to walk three times to get my heart rate under control. No shade along the run course and the heat did not make it easier.
I finished within my expected time and very important ... I earned my T-shirt. It's a nice one.