Utah Half - Victor R, Marty and Pierre

Victor: Hello all: The Utah Half turned out to be a weather-ridden event. High winds delayed the swim for 45 minutes, finally they decided to do half the distance to atl least get us wet. We actually swam between storm fronts.........The bike ride was an adventure in itself, overcast skies, 20-25 mph winds, a bit of rain and hail, flat as a pancake............Some sections we were doing 38 mph, others, 16 mph!!!...........The run was a bit windy, sprinkly and shaded, nice!!!...........After the event was over and all the participants were done, the front moved out, sunny skies and the temp was 84..............Duh!!!..........Overall, it was a great event one that I recommend everyone to do, low-key, fantastic food and goodies, great organizers, awesome winners awards, and not very expensive, $138.00!!!.............The only thing I didn't like was the 382 mile drive which took over 6 hours........Saw a few mwmbers of the tri club, Pierre Laterneau, Conrad Shumacher, and a few others which I can't remember now.............I had a great day and came up with the top spot in my age group.............What's up next? Santa Barbara tri, Aug 22.............Happy training........................Victor



Marty Bryan: Pierre and I went to Utah for the second year in a row. This year reminded me of IM Utah 2002 where someone drowned in this lake as 70mph winds came up while we were in the water. It is now in a protected cover and the 30-40 winds still blew away the buoys and the start was delayed for 45 min. It later hailed and rained on the bike. Pierre was second off the bike and was around 6th overall. After and average swim and cautious bike trying not to crash in the rain, I ran a 1:42 to pull back to third in age group. Pierre won his age group. Victor and Conrad did as well so it was a good outing for the tri club!
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