Today I returned to the place where it all started.
In 2010 I came to the Upper Mainline YMCA to take swimming lessons and this is where I had my first triathlon in 2011. This year there was a new race director and they put into place a new system for the swim. In years past we submitted an estimated swim time and people with similar guesses were assigned swim waves based on their guess. If everyone had an accurate guess the waves finished together and the pool was available for the next wave. The theory was great but reality didn't work well and as the day progressed the swim waves were delayed. This year we started one at a time and swam down one lane and crossed under the lane divider. Then we swam back in the next lane and continued this process until we completed 10 laps. This actually worked well except I had never practiced crossing under the lane divider so I was not very efficient switching lanes.
The new swim procedure created an issue for the bike leg of the triathlon. Since everyone finished the swim as an individual we were spaced far apart on the road. I didn't catch up to the slow cyclists until I reached the hilly section of the bike course. I had a good bike split and a good run split too. I finished 15th overall and 1st in my Age Group.
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