March 26, 2006 - Strawberry Fields Triathlon

On March 26, 2006 I competed in the Strawberry Fields Triathlon in Oxnard, CA. I had been training about 5 to 6 hours per week for almost two months. I had been watching my diet very carefully and had lost 6 pounds!

At the beginning of the race the pros went out for the swim and some of them could not make the turn buoy because the current was so strong. The race director decided that if the pros could not do it, then the amateurs could very well drown. So the swim was cancelled. Instead we did this strange run through 400 meters of water that was 3 feet deep. It doesn't sound hard until you do it. But, I did very well and finished the "swim" 3rd in my division, which was my best "swim" ever.

The bike went well as did the run.

Here are the final results:

"Swim" 5:46 - 3rd in Division
Bike 35:59 - 5th in Division ( 19.1 MPH)
Run 22:19 - 3rd in Division (7:26 Pace)
Overall 1:07:22 - 3rd in Division