Jay Benson Triathlon - Triathlon

3rd leg of race (Reverse Tri). Everything went smooth. Pool traffic was light and I was able to pass freely when needed.

I was hoping for a bit faster time here... maybe 15-20 seconds quicker. However, I can't complain as I have only been swimming 1X per week. I still feel like my Tri top is adding a lot of drag... perhaps try a singlet??

This one was Run to Bike. All went well. Shoes on bike - no issues.

Keep my run speed up all the way to my bike.

2nd leg of race (Reverse Tri). Tough course - the hill got steeper as you went up it and it never seemed to end. I tried to stay focused and strong going up (knowing that I'd have an easier time on the "back"). At the steepest part of the hill, I alternated between standing and sitting. On the way back down the hill, there was a good 3/4 of a mile where I was able to maintain 40+ mph w/o peddling. That's as fast as I was comfortable with and able to keep up with on the current gears.

Not much - felt like a good effort.

This one was Bike to Swim. Again, all went well.

Nothing.

1st leg of race (Reverse Tri). My plan was to pace under 6:45 min/mile using my Garmin - this would get me into T1 in under 21 minutes. For the first 1/4 mile I was reading my Garmin wrong... thought I was on track with a 6:50 min/mile 1st mile - when I noticed the "6" (min) was actually a "5". I slowed down, let a few guys go and then tried to settle into my planned pace. I made my overall goal pace - but the course was long, so didn't get to T1 on time. I'm OK with that.

Read my Garmin correctly

Walked back towards the T2 entry point to catch my friend coming and to cheer him on.


Running.... Recently, I've put in more miles and speed work than ever trying to get faster. However, I just can't seem to make any real gains here.


Good job done by Chasing3 - even though it was the first time at this location, it felt like they had it all figured out.