Capitol View Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

So extemely happy with this swim. I was actually passing people this year. Sort of unheard of for me. Listened to my coach and swam as much as possible. Unfortunately I had to walk about the last 50 cuz so many others were. Looked at my watch when I hit the beach and saw that I was under 8'. EEEAAAWSOME time for me:) LOVE LOVE LOVE my wetsuit. To bad the timing mat was wwaaaaayyyyy up by T1. Makes my time look slower than it really was.

Maybe kick a little more. Probably would propel me a bit faster, eh? So easy to just pull myself along in my lovely wetsuit.

I need to remember a couple of things in transition. I always try to pull the wetsuit off while standing and then end up sitting. Should just sit my arse down right away instead of wasting time. Also need to remember to unbuckle/velcro my shoes while I set up transition. Rookie mistake and cost my some time. This years time is a full minute faster than last year, thank goodness, and it was farther away from the swim.

Work on said mistakes above.

Ah the bike. Looked at my average speed from last year (14.88mph) and decided there was no way I could do worse and HAD to do better. Glad to say I did much better. I was so worried about this portion with my lack of riding lately. Pleasantly surprised myself by keeping it in the BCR most of the ride...except for those blasted steep hills. I have had problems switching from SCR to BCR over the past couple of weeks and need to have my derailer looked at. Prayed every time I switched that it wouldn't drop. Thank you Lord for listening. Very successful ride. I again listened to my coach and took advantage of the downhills. I even let myself get up to 32 mph, which is scarey to me. Paid off though. Was bummed that the turn around point was just over 5 miles. Not sure why they cut our course short, but you gotta follow it.

Get over my fear of speed on the downhills. Work on my strength for the climbs.

I always make sure I put my racebelt on before I jump on the bike, so that was done. Need to remember to put my visor on while running out of transition, not while I am standing there.

Not sure I can speed this up any more.

Although my time seems slow, it always seems to be the case for such a terrain. Bettered my pace by half a minute from last year. Woo hoo. Just kept moving. My left shoe was too tight and my foot seemed to be asleep. Other than that, I just kept climbing those hills, picking people off one by one. Felt a bit tired about mile 1, walked thru the water station, told myself to DTFU cuz this is a walk in the park compared to my marathon. Little pep talk helped me keep going up and down those trail hills. Got to the meadow and felt the full assault of the sun. It was probably only about 75 degrees, but it sure felt like 90 with no wind to speak of. We were blessed with mile markers this year, so I knew when I was able to kick it in. Felt great, but tired, crossing the finish line. Even heard my name...prounounced correctly might I add.

Work more hills into my training.

Went to the tent to get some water. No Water there. WTH? I knew the Gator would bite me so waited it out. They fortunatley had some ice though. Found my Madison Peeps and waited for Clint and other donks to come running by. Had myself a little strawberry ice cream to help cool down. YUM. Watched as Clint, Wavedog, Runs W/Jasper, GRB1, all cross the finish line. Waited for Michele to come cruising by. Joined her for her last 1+miles. Was nice to chat with her and run her in to the finish.


Happy with the performance after lack of training.


I love this race. Was bummed that the bike was short and there was no water at the end. Free beer, pizza and ice cream at the finish is always a plus. Will do the SPRINT again next year.