Great Clermont Triathlon

I had a great race this past weekend at the Great Clermont Triathlon. I was very excited to test my fitness and race in front of many friends and family. Many top collegiate athletes showed up including Derek Oskutis who got 2nd at Collegiate Nationals last year. The swim was two big laps in lake minneola and a group of 4 of us exited the swim together. When we got out of T1 Derek took off and I concentrated on holding a solid but consistant pace the whole way because I knew it was a hard hilly course. I felt the strong the whole ride clocking 1:04:33 for 40k on the hilly course which is about 3minutes faster than last year. I also ran 37:07 off the bike which is more than 2 minutes faster than last year as well. All in all I was a little over 5 minutes faster for the whole race considering this year's long swim, than I was a year ago. I finished 3rd in 2:04 and I am very happy with the result and look forward to gaining more experience at the olympic distance and racing the top amateurs in the country this year. Next up is Collegiate Nationals in Lubbock, TX on April 17th!