This Sunday is one of my favorite events, the Motor City Tri in Detroit, my hometown. It's run by one of my middle and high school buddies, Kenny, who is one of the reasons I'm where I am today with regards to my fitness. It was Kenny who encouraged me to "give it a tri" 3 years ago and come try this event. I started with the sprint distance but since I've moved up to the Olympic distance: 1.5km swim, 23.8 mile bike, and a 10 km run. The bike is slightly short compared to a normal Olympic but the island where it's held lends itself to the odd distance.
The race takes place on Belle Isle on the Formula 1/IndyCar track so it's flat and fast. The only issue could be heat as it's supposed to be warm but with us starting at 8:00 am and finishing by 11:00, hopefully it won't be an issue.
My personal best in this race is 3:01 so my goal is to beat that. For the specific legs, here are my goals:
Swim 32 minutes
T1 2 minutes
Bike 1 hour 11 minutes
T2 2 minutes
Run 1 hour
That would make a total of 2:47 which makes beating 3:01 entirely possible.
Back on Sunday or Monday with a full race report.
go get it! Race hard and have fun!
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