Elmwood Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

I could blame my performance (or lack thereof) on this leg on my goggles (with the sun where it was and the way the swim started out they fogged up pretty bad and I couldn't see and it started a panic in me). I could balme it on the fact that I got kicked at the beginning of the race. Neither of those would be accurate though. The entire problem was my lack of training.

Probably swim a lot more!!!Yeah, that's the ticket---actually go to a pool and swim!!!

This was a much better T1 then the last race!!

I've ridden this course before so I knew that the hills would be my downfall. The last time I rode this course I stopped once this time I didn't stop! I dropped down to my first ring several times but did not stop!!! Of course being last SUCKS!!!! The only cool thing that happened on that entire 11 miles was that I just about ran over a red fox. I was half-tempted to ask the emergency vehicle if they had a camera I could borrow!!

TRAIN!!!!

This was a good T2 time!

This segment looks better than it felt. It starts off with lots of trails hills through a pasture (avoid cow pies) and ends through a corfield (sucks the oxygen from you). I walked the first half of this race because of the trails. I'm not comfortable running on large rocks and uneven terrain. I started off walking up the hills and then trying to run down the hills but I felt like I was going to fall over rocks. I ran on the flat parts.

Not much. I'm pretty confortable with my running ability. Not sure how to train to run on trails like this.

Like I said earlier, I could blame a whole host of things but it comes down to a lack of consistent training.


This is one of those races that you have to respect the course. The swim was just plain U-G-L-Y!!!! I was my own worst enemy. I need to overcome my mental wars. I feel comfortable with my training (it isn't great but it is there) and am sure that I can meet my goals until I start looking at other athletes equipment and talking to others. Then I start to doubt my abilities. Then the mental meltdown begins. There were several times during this race that I wanted to quit. My bike SUCKED!!! I cried over part of it because it was so bad!! My times on the bike look pretty bad but there are way more hills on this route then my previous tri. I'm not happy with my time but am comfortable with the concept that I did it and know where to build. The same goes for the run.

I talked to the race director about a concern I had. I knew I was the last athlete but it was very disconcerting to have the emergency vehicle right behind me on the bike, to turn my head to breath during the swim and hear the guys in the boats talking about if I'm going to finish. The guys on the run portion were much nicer about me being the last one out there. My mental wars got really bad with the emergency people hovering over me. I kept thinking it would be really easy to quit since they were right there.

I am starting to question whether this sport is for me. I like doing it but wonder if I should just train but not do any races. I feel like I'm an embarrassment to myself and McFuzz. I would never do anything that would make him look bad and having a wife that can't get out of the BOP is one of those things. Maybe tomorrow will look better :)