UVAS Triathlon

On Sunday I participated in my second proper triathlon of the year at the UVAS 14th annual south bay triathlon. This was held by a reservoir near Morgan Hill which necessitated me getting up at 4 AM to travel down to the event. It was made harder as we had had a fun night out bowling with Chuck and Karen at Presidio Bowling - check it out - it has a kind of dated eighties feel to it and they serve beer and deep fried foods - perfect for a nice healthy night out.
There were about 600 people taking part in the triathlon with 87 in my age group (40-44). The swim was a little more enjoyable than before with the water temperature being higher than the air temperature. I swam the 0.75 miles in 26 mins, a slightly faster pace than my previous open water race at Wildflower (0.9 miles in 32 mins) but very slow compared to the winner who did it in 14 minutes! The transition to the bike was quick and efficient and I was out on the 15 mile course in about 5 minutes (no splits were provided). As it was a short ride, I pushed hard along most of the course keeping my speed up over 20 mph for most of the time. I had some fun passing and being over taken by 3 other guys at numerous times over the course - I think that they must have thought we were racing or something. The ride was slowed a little by the weather as it rained for most of the morning - this was weird as it rarely rains in May and we were in the South Bay area. I completed the ride in 52 minutes according to the race results with an average speed of 18.2 mph. In contrast my bike computer indicated that I did it in 45 minutes at an average speed of over 20 mph - I cannot explain the difference - I know that I rode faster than 18.2 mph as I did a ride at that speed the day before at an easier pace. Not much I can do about it. I took the 5 mile run easier as I am still recovering from my calf injury - this felt a little tight for most of the run and was quite uncomfortable afterwards. My run time was 38 minutes - 7:40 minute miles.
Upon reflection, I am not sure if I would do this event again. It was a hike to get there from SF and not worth splashing out for a hotel for. Although the event was run reasonably well, it didn't have much of an atmosphere but that could have been the result of the rain. One interesting aspect was that they gave you a beer with your post-tri food. A suprising number of people indulged considering that we ate at about 10:30 AM.