Revolution 3 Olympic Distance Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

My goggles started to leak within the first 100 yards. I thought about toughing it out, but it was too annoying. So, I flipped over on my back, took my goggles off, and put them on again...better. Then I tried to catch back up to the people who had passed me when I stopped. I didn't notice a current going against us going out, and I didn't really notice a current moving us along going back either. I tried to imagine a current moving me along after the turn-around so I would feel better, but it wasn't obvious to me. It was my fisrt open water swim of the season, and therefore the first time in my wetsuit in 2010 as well. Both of these took adjusting to, but it wasn't as big of a deal as I thought it might be.
It was challenging sighting heading out because the sun was so bright and reflecting on the water, but it was fine going back the other way.
At the end of the swim we had to hoist ourselves onto a dock from deep water (no steps). This was a bit of a struggle for everyone that I saw...including me.
My time was pretty fast for me for this distance so overall, I'm happy with the result.

Nothing really. I think I did fairly well. I tried to maintain a steady pace that wouldn't cause my heart rate to soar and trigger a panic attack. I would have preferred of coruse that my goggles hadn't leaked, but they were fine before the start, so I didn't see a need to adjust them. I might have been a little more aggressive, but I don't know how much of a differnce it would make. I know I'm an average swimmer at best.

This took me WAY longer than I would have liked. First of all, the way I thought we were supposed to run from the swim to the transition was different from waht I thought when I scoped out the transition area. So, I was hesitent to really run fast to transition.
Once I arrived in transition I got out of my wetsuit without any problems, but because it was still only almost 50 degrees, I decided to wear my arm warmers. This took what seemed like for DAYS to put on, but I'm glad I had them.

I should have not assumed the route the run from the swim to transition was. I should have checked out what I thought on race day and I might have saved a few seconds here.
I don't know how to put on arm warmers any faster than I did while being wet...which was not fast at all. I guess I could have tried to slip on a long sleeve shirt instead, but that might have been too hot while riding.
I think I did what I had to do, but it was still very slow.

Although I enjoyed the challenges that the many climbs offered and the double-dog-dares of the technical downhills tried to coax, I had a hard time finding a rhythm to really get going.
I worked hard going uphill but had to determine how much I valued my life on the downhills.
I was a little cautious on the technical portions, which may have cost me a bit, but I gained a lot of ground on my age-group competitors while on two wheels nevertheless.

I should have done more hillwork going in as well as bike handling drills. I don't think we have the kind of hills that generate the speed we had in conjuction with the sharp turns we experienced. So, I don't think I could have simulated that concept unless maybe I did mountain biking with tight turns.
I THINK I rode well givin what the course had to dish out, but part of me thinks I should have been much faster.

There was some confusion upon entering the transition area. A volunteer I believe was trying to tell me, and a fellow competitor to "Put our bikes back and then run out..." or something. We heard something like, "Take your bikes back...blah-blah-blah". We lost about seven seconds playing red light/green light, but a Rev3 worker finally set us straight and we ended up doing what we were going to do in the first place...go straight back, rack our bikes, then exit on the side.

Nothing. The mishap was an honest mistake. Otherwise I did what I had to do.

I started out steady and tried to maintain that pace. My feet had gotten cold on the bike to the point that I could not feel them until about halfway through the run.
It had been a long time since I had done and Olympic Distance Triathlon, so I had a hard time determining an appropriate amount of output so I wouldn't implode. At three miles into the run I determined it was time to increase my pace. I cought two guys just before the turn-around. Within the last two miles I saw a gentleman quite a ways ahead of me. I kept an eye on him, but remained patient. Within a mile I still saw him and another gentleman and I told myself to continue to be patient and I gained on them gradually. Within the last half-mile I passed them both and surged when I went by hoping to leave them feeling like they would not recover from what I just delievered. I held them off all the way to the finish.

I thought I ran pretty smart, but if I had to do it again, I would go a little faster in the front half...not much though because I mostly I ran what I consider to be a smart and controlled race with negative splits.
I should have had toe-warmers on during the ride to prevent the numb-foot felling for the first half of the run however.
I would have liked to have run under 39-min., which I believe I am capable of for this event.

I walked to my family and walked to the transition (half-mile) to get my gear, and walked to our van to load my gear (3/4 mile).


Myself. I think I was physically prepared for the most part to perform fairly well. I think I could have had a slightly better swim, but it wouldn't have made much difference.
I think I could have done better on the bike, but I just had a hard time finding the rhythm I needed and my bike handling skills are not not strong enough to have navigated the technical downhills any better then I did.
I might have been able to go a little faster on the run if I had gone out faster.
At the end of the day though, I did what I did and I don't have any excuses. It was what it was.


The Rev3 organization did a great job with this event. It was a wonderful venue with a challenging course.
The atmosphere at the event was like a festival and there was always something going on.
We athletes were given many perks and our families had plenty to do and see. It was a relatively expensive race, but you do get a lot in return.