East Fork Triathlon - Sprint Distance - TriathlonSprint

I finally picked the right spot for my wave start: outside front. I swam over only a few and didn't get swum over myself. I didn't bilateral breath regularly and as a result I pulled left. Many corrections and zigzags.

I need to improve sighting skills and increase my bilateral breathing to straighten out my swim.

Too little training month previously - obviously lost some speed.

my best T1 yet by 30sec.

put on glasses, helmet. skipped gloves this time. drank. put on shoes, no need to rinse feet this time, unracked smoothly, ate GU while jogging with bike, static step over frame mount, a little smoother than usual.

eat GU, put on glasses, drink on bike;

learn leg over running start. someday learn to put on shoes while riding bike.

keep skipping gloves.

my fastest ride yet. race stats say 16.3mph. I was passed far fewer times than usual and passed a few more than usual. It helped me to pick targets to catch.

still a weak point for me. continue training. focus on hill climbing and on upping cadence.

I'm scared to reach my feet and deshoe while riding.

jog with bike, wearing shoes. rack. helmet off.

stopped to drink in T2

skip drink.

someday learn to get out of shoes on the bike.

right knee ached, much more than in recent training runs. tried walking/jogging on uphills to see if that helped. No.

diagnosed with runner's knee/early arthritis damage the following Tues.

HTFU

running is my weakest point. need to focus on this after I figure out the knee issue

walked a small bit. hugged kids and husband. ate PB&J


lack of training consistency previous 5 weeks. I suck at running.


I really liked the course despite the evil hill that starts out the bike and the run. It's a good challenge. I was given the wrong race number and chip but HFP still managed to straighten out my results within 20 minutes. They run a great race.