Swim time, comparisons

It's been a pretty rainy day all day today, so no biking this weekend. I did get up to Wilson Aquatic Center and did the 1500 meters in a time of 43:05. I'm not pushing off, and I took few breaks. Almost all of it was breast stroke, with a bit of sidestroke and backstroke to break up the monotony a little.

Looking at what folks last year did at the St. Anthony's triathlon, this is pretty slow. Like really slow. The median time for the swim for men my age group was around 33 minutes. However, I do much faster than the median for both the biking and the running. The average pace for my age group for the ride was about 19 mph, and the run was over a 9 minute mile. Given how I have not done them all contiguously, I am sure my race time will be lower than the standalone time.

I don't have a precise time for the biking yet because I have not yet been on an open course for the entire length. That will be a goal for the ride two weeks from now.