Marlborough Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

very murky water. very crowded swim course. too many swimmers bunched up. not a lot of open water till the swim back. couldn't get a good rythym going. had to stop every once in a while to get out of the way of other swimmers. need to work on sighting more. breathing was a little tough. probably due to stress about the flat and not warming up prior to the event

get to transition early. even without the flat, race director was pulling athletes out of the water when I arrived at transition .

bike was near swim out. took time getting suit off to slow my HR down. Also checked tire to make sure it was inflated and still secure on bike. Put shoes on for the run out of T1. Bike out was a LONG way away from my bike. I alternated run/walking out of transition

Aside from the wetsuit, not much

Considering that I live near the event. I should have biked the course more than once. Chain fell off twice. I need to have that looked at. Didn't hydrate enough on the bike. Finished the water in my aero drink. Had two sips of my GU and a little bit of water from my water bottle. Course was too crowded. Not enough riders stayed single file. A few were moving all over the road. Tough to negotiate other cyclists

Hydrate more. Have my bike looked at prior to event.

T2 was better. Felt like I had enough energy for the run. Had some difficulty getting socks and sneakers on without letting my feet touch the ground.

Need a mat to put down on the ground for this transition. It was difficult with two transition areas

Not enough drinks on the course. Only aid station was at the start of second loop. VERY HUMID. I might have done a little better with water along the way.

Not much to change. Find out before hand if there are aid stations on the run, and if not bring a flask with some water to sip.

drank LOTS of water. Walked around stretched my legs a little bit.


Didn't have my usual breakfast cereal. Had 2 bowls at around 6. I think that caused me some GI stress all day. I couldn't drink any Gu2o as a result I think


Very difficult course. Not enough aid stations on the run. No aid stations on the bike. My wife liked the multiple loops. If she missed me once, she was able to see me again. It was very nice having a race so close to my house.