Ryan T - Debut OD race @ Byron

I'm just being nosey.
Not wanting to pre-empt your Blog

A debut OD tri of sub 2:40 is impressive.
Esepcially for a bloke who said this 5 weeks ago

Ryan T wrote:This is perfect timing for me as I am REALLY struggling with swim progress at the moment. I do not seem to be improving at all fitness/technique wise and am actually starting to worry I wont finish the swim at Byron..

30:32 says those fears were unfounded.

How did you find it?

Hey Dave,
was trying to find you but everyone looks the same..
I worked out some splits and was aiming for sub 3 hours so even accounting for the shortened bike I was pretty happy.. (afterwards)

Happy with swim time, but wanted to quit afterwards, swallowed so much water and even had a mini puke mid breath breathing on final leg . Took some of fluros advice and did some faster swimming and increased stroke rate, guess it helped but never felt comfortable and was crap at sighting..

Bike- happy with time, only slowed down a few times when @-holes were sucking wheel.

Run- more a walk/run, walked every lap in the off road sections as were out of sight of support crew.. Need to lose 5kg (or so)

Well done on finishing on next to know training and injured.. In terms of your next goal, the word is that Kingsliff is on in September this year.. i am doing a run/swim focus until then..

Ryan T wrote:Hey Dave,
was trying to find you but everyone looks the same..
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never felt comfortable and was crap at sighting..

I was the bloke in the black wetsuit and purple cap!
I know what you mean about sighting.
I think I need some sort of goggle/binocular hybrid.
Kingscliff could be a good test for progress for Noosa for me.