Rev3 Cedar Point - Half Rev - Triathlon

I liked the start format alot, you self-seed, then wade down 2 by 2 to start. There was no gap between waves. I ended up seeding myself at the front of my age, not really intentionally. Having swim backup is much better than cancelling the swim. It was a counter clockwise circle and I tried to stay to the inside. I stubbed my toe at the beginning, and my hands hit some rocks around the island, I also bumped a buoy, but other than that the swim was smooth and there was minimal contact, the only navigational issues was that it was a little gray and cloudy

not much, garmin showed the course being long and I don't think my navigation was off. Was a good swim

Due to the backup swim plan, we were allowed to bring shoes to the swim exit since we had to run over a half mile to the bike transition area. Once I got out of the water, had a little trouble with my suit on the heels, and a little trouble tieing shoe laces. Run speed was OK. Once I got to the bike area, had a little trouble getting the bike shoes on, etc. Not a great transition

Would have been nice to have shoes with no laces for this portion. I decided to wear trainers in the half since the run is long and left my tri shoes at home.

I was surprised how fast my splits were at the beginning, but attributed it to the wind. I was worried that I was going too hard. It got a lot tougher the second half going into the wind, but I still felt comfortable, and tried to keep my HR in the low 140's. Had 3 power bars at miles 15, 30, and 45, and drank 2 bottles, one regular gatorade and one endurance gatorade.

maybe drink more or ride less hard considering the run, maybe keep HR in the 130's? Not sure. Felt good about my bike split overall. The ranks were my place after the bike segment, which is how rev3 shows results.

Decided to use shoes with laces, which slowed me down. Also had to go to the bathroom which added time. The worst mistake was forgetting my race number which I realized after I got out of the bathroom, so I went back into transition to pick it up. I think this added a minute or so to my run time.

Not forget my race number.

these weren't my run ranks. The run was fine through 8 miles, then it got tough and I started to run walk a little. It got really tough about mile 10. When I would run a little, my calves would start to cramp, so I would then walk. It must have been the humidity because I drank at every station, and took about 5 gels. I also thought I drank enough water on the bike. Maybe I rode too fast or started the run too fast as well or didn't do enough long runs in training this summer since I raced alot of Olympic.

Not sure if it was pacing, nutrition, or run fitness that caused the poor finish. I've only had cramping in a couple of other races (other than marathons).

walked, the cold gatorade towel felt great. Had a gatorade, looked at the results, then left. Didn't stick around very long as the last couple miles of the run were basically a cool down.


last 3-4 miles of the run were slow.


Had a good day until the last 3-4 miles of the run, but that's how it goes. Conditions were tough with the backup swim plan, and a little rain, and high winds on the bike. It was also humid. Wish I could have stayed strong until the end on the run, but I was happy with my swim, bike, and the first 8 miles or so, and happy with the overall season.

Rev3 puts on good races, but this year I thought it was much more low key than last year with no pro's, the SWAG bag was weak with just a visor, and the finisher shirt was cotton (vs technical). The entertainment is good and the MC is great.