2010 JRAG Buster Britton Memorial Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Short Swim. As usual I was seeded too low and passed 20+ people on the swim. The water was bathwater - not the best for fast times. Still, I never got passed and put in a decent time. I still think I should be good for 5:30 on this course. So a bit underwhelmed with the swim.

Swung out too wide on the first leg and cost myself extra yardage.

Top third in T1. I do put on socks, so there is a few seconds. Also, my preassigned rack made for a long run in bike shoes to the mount line. That slows things down - nothing to do there.

Not much.

Gotta be pumped about this result. I passed maybe a dozen people and got passed three times. I held a good high cadence and managed the course well. I tried not to get into high torque situations going up hills and tried to make up time on the flats (not many there) and downhills.

Given that I have owned a road bike for less than a year (and started riding from scratch last year), this is a great result. I am improving readily, even with the small amount of bike training I have been getting in. I would love to find the time to really concentrate on the bike - I think it would be very worthwhile.

I need to work on accelerating after hills. This course presents plenty of opportunities there and it is something I can use to improve. My turnarounds were serviceable, but hardly world class.

I stayed seated the entire time. I could have probably done some standing work.

Other than that my goal was 21mph and I hit that. On this course that is a superb speed.

Meh - this was average for the tri. I managed to drop my bike at the dismount line. No harm done, though.

Knowing my running issues, I took extra time to drink and splash some water on myself. I also had to run back to my rack in bike shoes - slow. So not awful, but if this had been a normal temperature tri I could have shaved :20 off this easily.

Not much, given the heat.

Just brutally hot. Heat index on the road was somewhere in the 100-110 degree range. Humidity 80%+. Awful conditions.

I cramped up in my calves starting the run. Stopped and stretched them - it made me feel better, but didn't make me any faster.

I thought I had 22:30 in me, but with the problems I have been having running in heat I can't say I'm surprised that I slowed down this much. I can honestly say I gave it all I had, and the effort was enough to get me 3rd in the Beginner Category. So I guess it was good enough!

Personal air conditioning system? Geishas to run along side and fan me?

Major heat issues. Felt pretty bad. Drank massive amounts of water and poured even more on my head to try and cool down.

I should have worked on my calves. They didn't hurt bad then, but are actually bad enough to keep me out of work for a day. I am immobile for the moment. I guess I needed a training break anyway.


Brutally hot conditions.


Great local race. Given the conditions it was a great production.