Category Archives: Triathlon

Sprint Triathlon Results

Here are the results from the sprint triathlons I have competed in. It was an obvious thing to do a triathlon for me because I bike, run and swim. Putting them all together in one event makes things a little more complicated. It’s much more complicated than doing a run or taking part in a bike ride, but it is kind of fun to do.

In the table below I have listed my times for each triathlon. Unless otherwise noted, the swimming distance is 440 yards (400 meters or a quarter mile, however you prefer to think about it), the biking distance is 15 miles and the run distance is 5 kilometers. The T1 and T2 times are the two transition times.

name	date	swim	T1	bike	T2	run	total time
Door County	2014-07-19	0:09:35	0:06:19	1:08:58 (1)	0:03:58	0:28:10	1:57:01
Pardeeville	2016-07-09	0:09:56	0:06:32	0:57:04	0:02:55	0:30:01	1:46:26
Pardeeville	2017-07-08	0:11:03	0:05:04	0:58:01	0:02:43	0:30:00	1:46:48
Sugar River	2017-08-27	0:11:46	0:05:34	1:13:02 (2)	0:01:53	0:28:32	2:00:45
Pardeeville	2018-07-07	0:11:50	0:05:23	0:58:52	0:02:05	0:29:08	1:47:15
Pardeeville	2019-07-06	0:11:26	0:05:41	1:03:08	0:03:33	0:30:58	1:54:45
Pardeeville	2023-07-08	0:12:42	0:05:50	1:04:44	0:03:26	0:30:52	1:57:35

Notes:

The Door County Triathlon biking distance is 18 miles.
The Sugar River Triathlon biking distance is listed as 16 miles. It was 15.5 miles according to my bike computer.

Pardeeville Triathlon 2016

I took part in the Pardeeville Triathlon on July 9, 2016. This was a sprint triathlon: swim 440 yard, bike 15 miles and run a 5 K. It was a beautiful sunny day and the water temperature was high enough (82 F!) that I chose not to wear my wetsuit. I finished in 1:46:26, which was better than I expected.

This was my second sprint triathlon; my first one was in Door County in 2014.

Here are the pictures – click on the thumbnail to see the larger version:

: At the end of the swimming leg (440 yards). The water temperature was 82 degrees so i decided not to wear my wetsuit. The pool i swim in every week has a temperature of 81 degrees!

: At the start of the 15 mile biking leg. The T1 transition was easier because i didn’t have to get out of a wetsuit. But we did have some distance to cover on foot between the lake and the bike racks.

: At the end of the biking leg. It was a nice ride with only a few small hills. The wind was a factor in the last 5 miles though.

: Near the end of the running leg. I didn’t like the 5 K course very much: it was an out and back course that really wound around a residential neighborhood. It was pretty warm at this point too but a number of people had sprinklers out to help us cool off.

: Almost there!

: I finished in 1:46:26. My goal was just to break 2 hours. The big difference was the biking leg; I rode faster than i expected.

Door County Triathlon 2014

I competed in the Door County Triathlon on July 19, 2014. This was a sprint triathlon, the half-iron triathlon was on the 20th. I swam a quarter mile, then biked 18 miles and finally ran a 5 K. I finished in 1:57:01, which was better than I expected.

Here are the pictures – click on the thumbnail to see the larger version:

: Overhead view of the start. I’m standing on the beach someplace.

: This is the start of my swim wave. I’m on the far left adjusting my goggles.

: I may be easier to see in this one – I’m behind the guy in the Tyr wetsuit

: Getting out of the water and heading to the T-1 transition

: Leaving the T-1 transition on my bike

: A few miles into the bike ride

: This was in the first mile of the 5 K – my legs were kind of tired after the bike ride.

: As you can tell, I didn’t comb my hair in the T-2 transition!

: At the finish line – 1:57:01

: A successful first triathlon!

: Now it’s time for lunch!