Sport	Off Road Triathlon
Event	Rockman X-Tri
Date	01 December 2013
Where	Vaal Dam, South Africa
Distance	16.4 Km
Finishing Time	01:03:26
Race Number	2064
Result	28/160
Top %	18%
Pace	3:52 m/km
Speed	15.51 km/h
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My experience at the event:

What a great triathlon for me. Yes, it was far (130km from home) and I almost dragged Lindsey to come with me, but I was happy that she came since I performed very well!

The swimming leg was the best I did so far. 400m just above 10 minutes in a muddy water. I came out 81st, and then , after a very slow transition, I finally got in the right gear and completed my MTB leg with the 22nd time and my running bit with the 4th overall time, giving me a final 28th place (second in my category!).

It was a splendid day, and both Lindsey and I had fun (she's even thinking about competing next year). The triathlon was well organized, I had probably more chances of getting a puncture driving my car there (the roads were terrible) than while cycling in the muddy course.

You can check the info on the garmin site: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/410734754 (swim), http://connect.garmin.com/activity/410734764 (mountain bike) and http://connect.garmin.com/activity/410734777 (trail run).

Some pictures from the event:

An early drive...

With Lindsey before the start

My organized area

Almost ready

Now I can swim!

In the water

Finally out

Give me a bike!

Touching solid ground

 

Time to change

Out!

Let's rock!

Arriving from the mountain bike section

Finishing the race

With my trophy

Posing!

With Lindsey at the end of the race

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