Boulder Peak Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

My swimming has come along well. Ended up with a nice chafe under my right bicep from my wetsuit. Didn't notice it until the run. Painful, but healing.

The open water swim practices have helped me gain more confidence. I didn't stop except to gain bearing in the head on sun a couple of times.

Nothing. I was proud of myself. This was a huge win for me to go non-stop.

The wetsuit coming off was frustrating. I forgot to leave my shoes clipped in, so had to fumble before I got out of transition.

Body Glide! and shoes on bike.

600' climb at 15% grade was slow going but worth the cruise to the bottom, until I took a very tight corner too wide, and skidded into a gravel path. Got some nice road rash, but was not injured at all. My bike could use an adjustment or two though.

Need to practice the hills more, and cornering.

Riding with feet on top of shoes? NOPE. The dismount area came up too quick.
Jumping off moving bike? NOPE. They made you stop at the line and get off.
Running with bike? NOPE. Same as above.

Not much I could do different here. I didn't have "bike" legs like I thought I might have. Took off without an issue.

I was ready for the run off the bike, but got a little tired around mile 4 or 5. My right shoulder blade started to give me trouble, so ice at one of the stations was helpful. I slowed down the last mile, as I told myself I would NOT walk. Got a shout out from a Pro from behind with 1/2 mile left. That was helpful. Wanted to run as fast as he, but I couldn't pick up my pace if I wanted to. The last 200 yards - I just wanted to be done!


Nothing really. Just wished I had it in me to go faster than 12 min mile.

Jumped in the lake to cool off! It was wonderful.
Had a massage in the nearby tent to release the tension in my shoulder blade.


Not really sure. It did start to get hot, but that didn't seem to bother me all that much.


I've only done 3 races, but this one was the best of all. The organization of it all was top hat.