Accenture Chicago Triathlon - Olympic Distance - TriathlonOlympic

This was not difficult at all. I stayed to the rear of my wave and had an easy time catching a few of my wave swimmers and staying away from the chop.

Not too much. Training and confidence in performance over the whole race would allow me to go out on the swim harder. I can definitely go for a sub-30 minute swim leg next year.

Really smooth in transition. I did get hung up on with my suit on my ankles but it just took 2 more step and pull's for each leg and I was fine.

Might consider taking suit off on the run to get to T1.

Certainly training will help in maintaining higher MPH over the uphill sections. I tried ZYM sodiumtablets in both my water bottles to try and avoid cramps at end of bike leg....it worked! I love that stuff.

Train, train, train

I had a great transition(it felt that way anyway). My legs were "fresh" and not tight. I had no complications with equipment or cramping at all. Socks on easy, shoes on easy, and I was gone!

Nothing!

I had a great 1st 3 miles. I ended up taking two more Roctane's during the run when I previously needed only one. My thighs above my knees were cramping at every landed stride and I was loosing my energy quickly. I was 40 seconds slower per mile than my goal and my Bang's Lake Olympic performance. I can't figure out what was the change in dropped performance level?

Possibly training at race pace would help me overcome the drop in minutes per mile I experienced. I will be racking my brain to figure out why I got so much slower on the run than my previous tri's.

Took a bath in cold towel barrel! Ate like a horse, and rehydrated. All in about 10 minutes post race finish.


Not too sure. My run was always very strong and I wanted a 7:30/mile pace but fell well short. This is the area to work on for next year.


What a great race! With the amount of competitors out there it is really a wonderful surprise to have set up, transitioned, and run the tri with little to no congestion or technical problems.