Tri Indy - TriathlonOlympic

Navigation was not an issue because of the narrow canal. Nerves were not an issue because the canal was only about 4 feet deep the whole way. Was nice being able to breath left had see my wife pushing the stroller, and cheering me on.

not much. I felt really good about the swim.

Slow moving in transition. I need to practice the transition more so that I don't have to think through it. The transition zone was much bigger than my first triathlon so that could account for some of the added time.

Get a tri-suit, so I don't have to worry about putting on a shirt. Don't take time to drink at the bike. Figure out a way to attach my shoes to the bike.

The course was pretty good on the first lap. 2nd lap was really congested.

Still ridin "Clyde" my +30lb steel steed. 1992 Specialized Hardrock. This race I had some Profile Design aerobars mounted. I don't think I gained much aero advantage, but I was a lot more comfortable than sitting upright with the mountain bike bars.

Back off the bike a little, and save my legs for the run.

As I was racking my bike. I somehow got my shoulder into the cross bar and couldn't get my bike racked because I was moving the bar. Once I caught my breath, I figured out what was going on and got settled. I was really tired at this point but didn't really realize until after the race, because I was so jazzed up.

stay behind the bike as it's racked. Just lift the seat like the pros do it.

I felt really good for the 2.5 miles. Then I bonked on the second lap. I had to stop and walk several times which is something I never do on the run. My legs were hurting so much. It hurt to run slower than about 7:30 pace, so I ended up basically going 2mins run 30sec walk for pretty much all of mile 4 and 5. Then I got back into a groove for the last mile.

More long runs in my training program. I just felt like my endurance wasn't there.

Probably should have taken 1 more Gel while on the bike.

After getting re-hydrated, I jumped in the canal to cool off. Once I felt comfortable again. I re-united with the family and began stretching the legs, focusing on the quads. Quads starting cramping about 15-20 mins after I got out of the canal (20-25 mins after finishing). I tried more stretching. Then my wife popped out the Ibuprofen she had remembered to bring (she's awesome) 800mg and 10 mins later the cramping was gone and I was able to walk/jog around enough to start working out the soreness.


I need to build my endurance. I just ran out of gas on that run.


I beat my goal time of 2:45 by just over 4 mins. Can't complain about that. I wish my run had been better, but I did have a good bike.