Paris Mnt. Race Report.

last Saturday I did the Paris Mnt. race. This is the race report for the race.

The swim was an open water 500 meter warm up. I decided to use my full wetsuit for the race for two reasons. One because the water was going to be cold and two, because I have not used it since I got it because I have always felt it was to small. I jumped in line for the swim start and off I went. The first 250 meters felt great and I remembered why I like wetsuit swims so much. It seems effortless. The last 250 meters sucked! For some reason I could not catch my breath. I think that has to do with the suit being to small and constrictive in the chest area. Needless to say I swam my fastest 500 meters ever. I got out of the water at 8:39. However, because this was a training day I walked to transition which put my time at 10 minutes and change.

T1: Even with having to take the wetsuit off and and not pushing it through transition I still managed under 1:30. So, I am pleased with that.

The Bike: The plan for the bike was to just ride and save my legs for the Langley Pond Race this Sat. The bike course was very tough and very hilly even before the Paris Mnt. climb. So, the plan was just to get through it. I did not pedal but one down hill and never pushed over 18mph on the flats. On the hills I just pedaled to get up them. The bike was not that bad, but I am sure that is because I gave little effort. Time: 1:21 20 miles.

T2: Once again not to bad for being lazy 1:08

The Run: Holy Crap! I was not prepared for the run to be as steep as it was. Mile 1 went fine 8:15 pace. Mile two was a 13:00 pace because that portion was straight up Paris Mnt. Mile three was a 13:30 pace because it was on a mountain bike trail and you had to jump over rocks, roots, and logs and it was straight down. The guy I was behind twisted his ankle twice. The last two miles was a 8:45 pace.

Overall, not a bad race. I was glad I was one of the first people to do this first time race. The race is billed as one of the toughest in the world for a short distance race. So that was good. Once however, will be enough. The run was very dangerous and the ride is not very good for a poor climber like myself.

Pictures of the race will be posted soon.