Old Hickory Lakes Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

150 or so yds down, 25 yds across, 150 down, and 25 yds back to the dock. The 1st bouy drifted away. So I/we were well past the left turn when people in boats, kyaks, etc. were yelling for us to turn left. I haven't heard people cuss so much in the water!

Dunno. Wish the bouy hadn't drifted away! Maybe push the swim a bit harder. I kept thinking, "Smooth, Smooth, Smooth." Maybe that slowed me down a bit. Hope not!

T1 was into a run from the swim for 1.5 miles. I did fine. Had my bike gloves there so I could put them on during the run. Sox were rolled up; so they went on easy. Shoes slipped on quickly.

Not much, I think I did fine.

I pushed it as hard as I could on the bike.

Maybe focus on the 1st mile of the bike a little more. I was trying to get my rhythm and "settle down" from the 1.5 mile run and swim. I probably could have gained some time in the 1st mile. However, I feel I pushed it pretty hard.

Was pretty tired from the bike. I pushed as hard as I could go. Funny - there was about a 200 lb snapping turtle in the road at one point near the lake and a volunteer was out there directing the bikes around it. The turtle was right on the center lines of the road when I went by. Darn thing was huge!

Okay, I walked a bit in transition, but I was really tired. What would I do differently? Um, not walk?

Cramped 1/2 mile from the finish. Almost have my arms around this cramping issue. Maybe.

Wonder if I could have backed off of the bike, and saved a bit for this last run? Naaaaaaaaaah!

Walked around drinking water.


The heat for sure.


Raced it last year, this year and will definetly do it again next year. Challenging course for sure!