General Smallwood Triathlon-International - TriathlonOlympic

3rd leg of the triangle was a sea weed mess. Sea weed kept getting tangled around my arms, head, and legs. More annoying than anything but it definitely ruined my rythm and slowed me down a little. I estimate 2 foot visibility in the water which made it a little tough for drafting.

Not much, maybe try a little harder.

Guessing about 400m distance (uphill) between swim exit and the transition area. I actually took it easy and walked about 100 yards of it.

Not walk.

My legs were stiff and slow for the first 3-4 miles. The hills at the beginning of the course didn't help any. Once my legs were loosened up i started cruising.

Not train as hard the week before the race.

Practice transitions and actually care about doing them faster.

The course starts out with a nice uphill which I took way to fast. I ended up paying for it later. The run course is pretty hilly with plenty of shade. There is also a short distance that is on a trail near the end of the race.
I was a mental midget and walked to drink at every aid station (every mile) which really killed my pace.

Train hills and not be a mental midget.

Walked for about 10 minutes.


Not running hills enough and not enough brick workouts.


Setup does a very good job putting on well organized races! This was actually the first setup race I was in that did not start on time. They started 6 minutes late because the patrol boats were late getting in the water. Can't fault setup on this and who really cares about six mintues? Not I.