Tri the Midlands - TriathlonSprint

Swim time also includes a pretty lengthy run to transition.

Swim started off great. Felt like I was going fast. Got to the first turn and the buoy was really congested. Also, once we rounded the turn, the sun was directly in our eyes and I couldn't see shit! I just followed the people ahead of me. Don't know how the leaders even saw the next buoy.

Once I finally reached the second turn, my goggles had started to fill up with water and my left one eventually came loose. I swam using only my right eye for 100 or so and then just finished with my goggles off. Not fun. Probably slowed me a bit, but overall not a bad swim given the circumstances.

Different goggles.

Not too bad since transition was on a street and really far from one end to the other.

I really came into the race dedicated to do fast transitions since I know I've been losing time in them. I think I did well enough in T1.

Excellent ride for me, the problem was that I burnt myself out for the run. I wanted to see what would happen if I rode really hard. I found out. :) Also, the website said the bike would be 11 miles and it was actually 14.

Save a little more in the gas tank.

TAKE THAT BTICHES!!!

Best transition of my life. Finally. Had to be one the fastest of the day.

Sucked it up and went without socks.

Notta.

Like I said, went too hard on the bike and I paid for it here. I still did ok since I'm a strong runner typically. But I think a slower ride could've saved me a lot of time on the run. Oh well, live and learn.

Slower bike, faster run.

Went right back to transition to get my bike and return the borrowed skewer. Then sat around for like 2 hours waiting to get my AG award!


Biked too hard.


I'll be back next year probably. It'll be a huge help to know the course. It was much harder (hillier)than I expected.