Rev3 South Carolina

Last weekend Leigh and I headed south for the second edition of Rev3's half iron distance race in Anderson, SC.  I've quickly become a fan of the Rev3 race series, (and this race in particular) which finished off my 2011 triathlon season.  Rev3 South Carolina carried a little extra incentive, though.  The quantity of the pro prize purse and the quality of the field meant that the top three age groupers would earn professional cards.

Not to crush the hopes of anyone dreaming of another long, drawn out race report from me- but I'll go ahead and provide the spoiler that it wasn't in the cards for me at Anderson.  I finished 8th overall in the amateur field, and I wasn't really in contention for a top three finish after I turned in two sluggish 6:35/min miles to start the run.  No excuses or explanations, just not a great performance.  The amatuer field was very competitive at the top, several dudes like myself with pro-card motivation were on the start line.  One highlight from the race was that I made and hung on to the front swim pack for my wave- a definite first.  I finished with the 4th best swim split on the day- which I'm still stoked about 48 hours later!  Sometimes you have to hang on to small victories....

I'll leave you with some race pictures courtesy of top notch iphone Photog and Super Wife Leigh.  Rev3 Florida is 12 days away, one more crack at this triathlon thing in 2012.

Thanks for reading,

jw

Race Results