Adding yet another completed summer triathlon to his bag, CRR Steve Tague competed in the USA Olympic Distance Triathlon Nationals in Milwaukee on Sunday, August 9.

Having competed in the nationals at least once before, the 66-year-old Tague simply wanted to “tri” it again, while he felt he still could. Well, he definitely showed well, finishing in the top third (taking 18th place out of the 58 male registrants) in his five-year age group.

Tague swam the 1.5K length in 25:15, an impressive 5th among his age-group peers; biked the 40K course in 1:13:29 (a 20.4 mph average), 17th best in his age group; and ran the 10K in 57:39, 34th among his peer group. Adding transition times of 2:52 and 2:10, respectively, his total time for the event was 2:41:22.

Always a serious competitor, Tague admitted his showing in the 10K hurt his overall placement. He commented, “I did okay. Great swim, average bike, and poor run. No excuses…was healthy, good conditions, just not enough training to be [as] competitive [as he wanted]. Still glad I went, as it was mostly fun until mile 3 of the run.”

We think “I did okay” is simply an understatement! Congratulations on yet a third olympic-distance triathlon in less than three months.