Culpeper Sprint - TriathlonSprint

I was in the second wave, right after the elites. I tried to start out a little closer to the front than I had before. About 100 meters into the swim I got kicked in the face. Hard. I was a bit dazed but felt a little better after side-stroking for a minute. My goggles lost their seal on both sides and I couldn't fix them so I swam the rest of the way with water in my googles. I did pass some people in the last 100 meters.


Start at the front and push harder. Swim more.

I had some difficulty with my socks and shirt. I really need to get a tri top that fits and to get used to riding/running in bare feet.

Wear a tri-top

I made it a few miles before I started to get passed by people but even then there weren't large masses of people passing me like usual. I spent most of the second half of the route chasing down a clyde. I passed him with about a mile to go and smoked him on the run. As I came in a guy said that I was the third clyde off the bike. I was surprised by my time. I really felt that I had been faster.

Go harder.

A little better

Not much

This is always my most difficult discipline and it was no different today. Right out of transition I was getting passed by a bunch of people. I walked up the tougher hills and "ran" the rest. The results were surprising in a good way. I beat my previous best sprint run time by over 2 minutes. I guess I should have gone harder on the bike...

Nothing.

Walked around with the family


Issues with transition. Lack of training.


I was very happy with this race overall. I did a much better job than normal with hydration and my results were good. The race was very well put on and my family had a great time.