...but at least 20 people didn't cross the finish line.

The Rabat Sprint Tri a couple of days ago was a lot of fun, but fairly warm. Like usual, they like to try do different things in this country. So the event actually started at 3pm. I think it was one of the first events they have thrown. Numerous reasons to support that theory:
* no t-shirt or medal or anything given to the participants
* complete lack of communication in regards to details of the event
* only handed out water throughout the event

I really didn't know any of the details until about 3 minutes before the start of the race. And even then, 1 official told me 6 loops on the bike and another told me 7. But got it figured out before the horn sounded.

The swim was about 250 meters, with 70-100 people jumping off the same dock and flailing their way to the first buoy. It was a little scary watching some of these folks try and swim. But I actually passed loads of people. Then climbing up the dock was like trying to scale a fence, but after swimming.

The bike was tough. Right out of transition was the first of the six climbs on this hill. Couldn't even get the legs working in time. But overall I was happy with my time. I still was slower than most, but I did average over 18mph. First time in a race. I am slowly getting better.

Finally, the running portion came around. Since there were so many cars being held up, the police finally let the cars go right before I completed my first of 2 laps. As I finished that lap, the race officials told me to finish early. Whatever. I complete what I set out to complete, not quit early.

That is the main reason that I ended up being dead last in this race. Because I chose to complete the entire race, not just cut it short because of a little traffic.