Triangle Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Better Swim than I thought since this was my first OWS. Sighted pretty well and so no zig-zaging ... swam fairly straight lines.

Bad thing happened was I left my swim cap at home, so was scrambling around to find an extra ... had me a little stressed to start the race and prevented me from time to get focused and have last few sips of water.

Just increase technique and speed, and don't forget my swim cap next time.

Still spending too much time in Transition ... but it was a bit of a run from the lake to T1. Forget to have my socks pre-rolled.

Not worry about grass on the feet, it probably would have not made a difference at all once the socks were put on.

Need much more time on the bike - my weakest segment and it ruins me for the Run segment. Need to get my bike 100% prepared ahead of time as well, had a flat when I arrived that morning plus front wheel bent or not true, or front brakes not adjusted correctly.

Also lost 1 water bottle - the one with my Heed elctrolyte mixture, and my Gu Chomps going over those blasted speed bumps leaving out of the park. Ruined my hydration and nutrition strategy.

Get bike fully tuned and in 100% mechanical shape ahead of time. Train more on the bike.

Spending too much time in Transition. Race belt broke, one of the snaps holding on race number broke off ... had to fish around and find a safety pin to pin on the race number. Getting dehydrated at this point and legs cramping ... lost my electrolyte mix and Gu Chomps at those damn speed bumps leaving out of the park.

Be more carefull putting on my race belt, have extra electrolyte drink and or gels at T2.

My legs never came back to me after the bike, partly because I need more bike fitness and training, and partly because I lost my electrolyte drink and Gu leaving out on the bike ... so was getting dehydrated and cramping by the time the run started. Was fighting cramps in my quads during the entire run, plus working hard to not twist an ankle so badly as to injure myself while running in the gravel and sticks. The run course sucked IMHO.

Train more on the bike, have extra electrolytes in T2, also need more run training and fitness.

Nothing really ... just crossed Finish Line and started walking straight to the water tent. Drank 6 or 7 cups of water, then had a BBQ sandwhich and bowl of red beans and rice ... later an apple, later a banana and few Oreo cookies.


Losing my electrolyte water and Gu Chomps, not having enough bike fitness.


Parking situation was horrible - they wouldn't even let me drive up to transition to drop off my bike and gear - had to walk over 2.5 miles to get to the Transition area. Not much for spectators to do, very little post-race activities. Post race snacks were minimal, drinks were hot - not even placed in ice, only apples, banana, and Oreos, no bagels or other carb foods.

The course was pretty decent except for the speed bumps leaving out on the bike (there were probably over 100 bottles lost and lying on the side of the road by those speed bumps), and the run couse had too much gravel for me.