Practice tri in the books, bring it on!

7:15 per mile pace on a practice race? Sounds like you should have a long and productive tri career.

We need times for the whole race though. What were the swim and bike distances and times. Also, are they the same distances of the race you will be doing? We need details.

I hope so :-)

I've been doing a lot of running this winter since in FL it is the ideal time to be running! I've been able to lower my 5k run race pace from 7:45 last August to recent 7:03/5's

We did the actual course except the swim which we did along the shore between piers to limit open water exposer to boats and such. Swim wise it took me 17 minutes for the 1/3 mile (true distance based on my car odometer) and getting used to the open water. I do need to learn how to swim and lift my head up to check where I'm going without stopping!

Bike we did the 99.9% of the 15 mile course. I was able to average 17.9 mph down and back on the mnt bike (50:15). I didn't go 100% down-wind but was forced to work pretty hard though on the way back up-wind.

The run was on the race course. Since it was a practice, we all waited for everyone to finish the bike then started out as a group and went from there, I had about 5 minutes of rest time before we started, maybe longer but not too much more.

The Race tri distances are: 0.3 mile swim, 15m bike and 3.3m run. I'm sure I'll be running a slower pace during the race as I'll have less rest time in the T2. However, I'm still targeting 7:30 or less. Based on the race results of the last two years, I'm sure I'll have a top 10 placement barring a flat tire. If I can get my swim target time, decrease the bike time a minute and slow down to a 7:30 pace I will even have a shot at the top 5 and that is going to drive me!

Here's a link for the event:
http://www.sctriathletes.com/pineapple/Pineapple%20Triathlon.htm

Don

Yes, the training was great! We actually did the race course (.3/15/3.3). It was great to meet Don! I also met Mark from this forum. Should be a great race. I learned some good lessons for the race and will be sure to learn from them :-)  I took the run easy, so no soreness at all for me. My taper will be same intensity and frequency through Thursday with about half the volume. I awill also do a moderate carbo load this week starting today.