Inter-Rockin Triathlon - Olympic Distance - TriathlonOlympic

For me this was a good swim. I felt strong and in control the entire time. The wetsuit was a good safety blanket, but I really didn't need it. Navigation is better now that I make sure I sight on something on the shoreline to use as a guide. I waited to a count of ten at the start to let the water clear, and that helped. I actually drafted for a little bit, which was a first for me. Finally, I got tired of running into people and swung wide to find clear water. After that it was just stroke and breathe. I wish I had taken my Garmin, as I am sure my long, outside route added a good bit of yardage to my overall distance. Considering that in December I was taking swim lessons, I am VERY happy with this race.

Not much really. I may start looking at staying tighter on the line to reduce my distance to the bare minimum, but at the same time I do like clear water.

I didn't think my T1 was all that bad, but my time says otherwise. I can shave at least three minutes off of this. I will say I posed for a picture or two, and talked with Christina a bit, so that did slow me down. However, I really just took my time to make sure I didn't miss anything or forget something.

Work on getting wetsuit off. Practice T1 more. Consider working on clipping pedals to the bike and getting that down cold. See if the Garmin HR strap works after being in the water, or just do away with the HR strap all together.

This course was fun for me. I quickly got up to speed and worked on keeping my cadence high. My bike fitting and pedal setup seems to be working, as I had very little twinges from my knees. I felt strong and fast on the bike almost the entire way. Some wind gusts after the turn around point slowed me down, but not by a whole lot. I pushed hard after the turn around and passed many people, once again including several fancy Cervelo and Felt tri-bike riding folks.

I'm not sure yet. I enjoyed the ride and felt good, but I am wondering if I pushed too hard and it affected my run. Definately will NOT eat a Cliff bar on a race again. I managed to only get half down, and it stayed like a lump of concrete in my stomach the rest of the day.

Time on this was better, but can still improve. This is the first time I racked a bike, other than when setting up my transition, so I took a bit of extra time.

Throw on the shoes and go! I should be able to do this in a minute or less.

I am sorely disappointed with this run, even though this is my first Oly. I should have been able to do this at a 9 minute mile pace. I started out that way, but when I hit the hill, it just killed me. While I think the heat and humidity were factors, it was that damn Cliff bar that did me in. It was like a lead weight in my stomach, and it was all I could do not to get sick. Once I got to the turnaround, it was just one long gut check the rest of the way back. I was having to tell myself, "ok, get to the next mailbox...Now the next orange cone", just to keep myself going. It wasn't until mile 5 that I finally started feeling normal again and was able to get back on my pace, but by then it was too late. I finished strong, but disappointed.

Just say no to cliff bars. I should have gone with my first plan, which was shot blocks. "Nothing new on race day", was relearned once again today.

Walk around and drink water.


Bad nutrition choices. Trying something new on race day.


This was a really fun race, and i will be back next year. The campground atmosphere was really cool. I even asked one lady who was cooking bacon and eggs if I could have some to go! Lots of positive energy. Just a really cool way to spend a Sunday morning.