TriWaco Triathlon - Sprint Course - Triathlon

This was only my second OWS ever. It was really hard. From the get-go, I felt like it took much more effort than in the pool. My breathing was not normal, breathing pretty much every stroke. Sighting was decent. Things cleared up in terms of spacing after the first turn. That helped.

Practice more. Get into a good rhythm with my breathing.

Transition was a good distance from the water, and uphill. I knew I was going to put on socks and shoes, so I took my time. Took a sip of water at my bike.

Nothing - while slow, I am happy with this. I'm not ready to try the flying mount. Some day, I suspect I'd be livid with a transition this slow, but that is still sometime in the future.

This was my best bike ride in terms of pace ever. Everything felt good, pushing it, but not too hard. Handling was decent.

I am very happy with my execution today. I need to improve my cycling, but that's a matter of training and time, not race-day execution.

Same deal as T1. Not trying to get out of shoes while riding. Not there yet. Everything was relatively quick, but under control.

At this point, nothing. I am not at the point where I would do a flying dismount.

Not too surprisingly, the run is where I did the best. I tried to go out a bit conservatively. It was definitely an effort, probably a bit harder than coach wanted. It was really humid, and everyone suffered on the run. I passed lots of folks, and tried to just keep pace. I picked it up as time went on - overall, I'm happy with the run.

Probably would take some water at the second aid station.

What warm down?


Lack of OWS experience. General newness to cycling.


I am really happy with this race. Goal was just to get comfortable and have fun. I feel like I met those goals with flying colors. Extremely happy with my bike, and the cherry on top was making the podium!

Tri Waco put on a good race. Very happy with the experience.