Physical Equilibrium triathlete Kurt Polk recently completed the Greenwich Cup Triathlon in Greenwich, CT in a fantastic time of 1 hour, 36 minutes. He did so despite highly uncooperative summer weather, which consisted of a constant downpour of rain that made navigating the entire course, especially the swim, quite difficult.
Below Kurt recaps his experience competing in his second triathlon:
It was an interesting morning. It poured rain for the entire event. They didn’t have chips – when I asked they said “it’s a little more laid back here” – I was pissed about that. You couldn’t even see the marker buoy for the swim. I do know that I did the swim in 16 minutes in pretty heavy currents and felt that my transition (getting out of my wetsuit) went faster than I thought – I guess using a half a stick of body glide works wonders. To the bike – this is where I was focused on making up time. I really pushed myself as hard as I could, realizing that I would be able to survive the run. Did I mention it was raining?
About 10 miles in, when riding through a residential neighborhood, I “missed” a hard left downhill turn, hit a curb and went flying over my handlebars. Fortunately, it was onto a nicely manicured lawn – it is Greenwich after all – and my bike wasn’t damaged at all. I’m a bit bruised and sore, but at the time, the adrenaline boost got me back on the bike and by the end, I passed the guy I had just passed before the wreck.
The run went fine probably about the same time as my last tri. Overall, this was 11 minutes quicker than my first. I wish they were better organized and there was better weather, but it was a blast to accomplish!
Congratulations to Kurt on this great achievement!
