The cool thing about the eTrex Summit, is that it also records altitudes. This was quite handy for the bike ride this weekend on the triathlon I attended. It allowed me to profile the track, and see exactly what kind of elevations I was dealing with. Originally, I’d been given the impression it wasn’t too bad, but it seemed a little steeper than I was lead to believe. After profiling it, the killer bits were all in the wrong places, like right after corners. Here is a Google Earth file showing the track.

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A while ago, I mentioned I’d somehow got myself roped into a triathlon. Well, time sneaked up real fast, and suddenly it was here (today), and I didn’t get much training in. I ended up doing a sprint team with one of the guys from work, and another guys wife.

I didn’t end up doing too well, but better than I thought I would, especially after Friday’s 6 mile ride in 45 minutes, and the bike portion was 12 miles. I ended up with a time of 49:25 for 12 miles, averaging about 14.6mph. That ranked me about 347 out of 371. Our team ended up coming in 289 overal.

Once I’ve finished messing with the GPS data, I’ll get a track profile up.

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I’ve forgotten just how exhilarating it is to blast around a track at night on a mountain bike, with tunes jamming away in your ears…

Phew… Now to get back into the rhythm for the triathlon.