TriZou (formerly Merrill Lynch Race For Sight) - TriathlonSprint

Very poor swim. Went out too hard. Lack of any swimming practice in last month definitly showed. Not accustomed to 50yd pool. Lack of push off ever 25yds made for poor job of seeding myself.

Pace better. Train more.

Took time to eat 1 raspberry cream accel gel with 40mg caffeine and down some water. Put on tri top which took a while because I was wet and it stuck to my body.

Take in gel on bike. Get to venue earlier to get a better transition spot. Wear tri top in water.

Rented a road bike for the race. Old Fuji Finest with platform pedals. 3rd bike ride on a road bike.

Bike shoes with clipless pedals would certain make me more competitive. Need to tape gels to bike or put in pockets of shirt. A second bottle holder with water for gels would also be nice.

Had an accel chocolate accel gel with 20mg caffeine and water to wash it down.

Take in the gel on the later part of the bike.

Felt great on the run. Could've pushed a little harder but not much.

Pace better. Need a watch to clock time rather just running by feel.

Stretched. Had a slice of cheese pizza from the wonderful people at shakespeare's pizza. Also had a protein shake, and a banana.


I need to finally get a road or tri bike as well as bike shoes and clipless pedals. I let myself down with the lack of swim training leading up to the race. Also, it'd be a good idea to arrive at the race venue the day before as well as get more then 4hrs sleep. Fix a few of these things and I definitly would have placed in the top 3 in my division.


My first real triathlon. Great experience. Really got my motivation up. Looking forward to more triathlons and more Ultramax events.