Gateway to the Bay Olympic Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

Coming into this race I was excited for the swim as my pool times per 500yds were getting better - 8.40 per set. Also I had the 1 hr 15 min 2.4 mile swim at IMAZ last November. I remember passing a big yellow buoy with 500 written on it. I thought I had 500 to go .... of course it meant I still had 1000 to go. Either expectations were out of whack or the course was a little long.

Decided not to go with socks prior to the race. Took off with shoes already clipped in.

Quite uneventful. Felt like I pushed reasonably hard but was a little under trained on the bike.It was fun coming back into town at 27 mph with the wind behind. My benchmark had been Clear Lake 2010 when I rode 22mph but was already logging more miles in trainineg then.

Push harder

Ran in my Newton's for the first time in a race. Set out at 8 min pace and felt good up on my toes. I walked through the aid station for 10 sec just to try and get my heart rate down before taking off again. I did walk near the top of the bridge on both the out and back but kicked it in to the finish. My best triathlon 10k.