This is not an easy race and it was not an easy day. The swim course is a triangulation and marked with many buoys. Maybe too many, and several athletes were seen following the shorter sprint tri swim course and even the red colored swim caps on other competitors! The sun was in the eyes of participants on the return trip making sighting even harder. No PR swims on this course!
The Bike starts with a significant uphill and thereafter athletes were treated to "rolling hills". Add in a nice little headwind and this was bound to be tough time in the saddle. Spinning an easier gear and being conservative on the Out portion was the key, and some followed this plan more closely than others. The return trip was mostly downhill with a great tailwind. Athletes were flying. Who wants to waste a good downhill or tailwind? Net result? TIRED LEGS for the 13.1M run.
The Run looked more like a death march for so many athletes, but the NYU TRICLUB members performed well above average and deserve high compliment. While most were wilting, we were blossoming (well, at least relatively) .
Sound nutrition was the key element in this event and good pre-race planning helped most TRICLUB members ingest adequate calories and fluids to survive. There are always exceptions to the rule who treat events as a weight loss plan. News flash - walking on the run does not burn many calories!

This was the first Half Ironman event for 4 of our NYU TRICLUB participants. They looked like seasoned veterans more than novices. CONGATULATIONS!!

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