My mom came down to watch us race and take care of our daughter. I was happy to see a couple of gals that I went to high school with at the race. We lined up to start the run and I was off. The run went ok. I finished that portion with a time of 26:57. Not my best 5k time by far. I completed the 12 mile bike course in 39:05. An improvement from my last triathlon. Last was the swim. I jumped in the pool and started the swim. It felt great to jump into that nice water after the run and bike portions. I kept my face down in the water the entire time. I had a lot less anxiety on this swim versus the last triathlon I did. I contribute a lot of it to the fact that I was swimming in the pool that I practice every week in. I was a lot more comfortable there. I completed the swim in 10:09. I was happy with it but knew I could do much better. Total time 1:18:26, 12th out of 30 in my age group and 110th place out of 259 overall. I really enjoyed trying out the reverse triathlon. I still prefer the standard order though. I push myself much harder on the run when my legs feel like stone.
