Team Member: Marcus Gordon

Race Name: NYC Triathlon (2010)

Race Date: 07/18/2010

Race Placement/Time/Qualification: 63/68 Elite/2:31:55

Tell us about your race (limit 500 words)…: 7 months of smart, focused, and often challenging training with Coach Matt, all for naught after 4 consecutive terrible nights of sleep with my kids in their “unatural” surroundings . . . led to a very tired, and slow race day. Right after a “battle the Hudson” swim (in which I placed 81/3975 – so hey, I can actually swim – and thanks, Kloner, for the FAB Xterra wetsuit – it ROCKED!), as soon as I got onto the bike and saw an elevated HR and watt avg 25 below target, I knew I was in for a long day. So why not enjoy a 25mi bike up the West Side Hwy and run through Central Park – and that’s exactly what I did. A special plus was seeing my wife, on her birthday, during the race and celebrating with some post-race Magnolia cupcakes. Some lessons learned, and some great training blocks gained…so back to the drawing board.