First Bengal Tri

Happy Easter everyone! He is risen!

The first Bengal Tri is in the books. It was a really well-run race. I met alot of the people I see around the gym and on my running routes. It was mostly local folks, but a few people from Salt Lake, including a couple of Air Force Academy guys home for the weekend. The weather turned out to be great! Clear skies and no wind in the morning.

The race itself went well for me. I did about what I expected to, although my bike was slower than I wanted. I kind of feel like I wasted three months of winter training because I didn't see any gains today; I went a half-mile per hour slower for half the distance than I did at the Bear Lake Brawl in September 08. But it's early and I was in pretty good shape for that September race. I'll take it as a success in maintaining that bike capability over a long winter.

The picture is me and Paul after the race. He's already getting into it! We got to run through the Bengal at the finish line, and it was neater than you'd think.