Young Life Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

The course was fine but wasn't well marked with buoys. I tried to start in the middle of the group since I was in the first wave. I thought if I could get out in front I could swim my race without avoiding traffic. Bad idea. I got pummelled and actually ended up having the worst start ever. I finally regrouped after the first turn. The last leg in was without a good path. Most of us ended up in some thick weeds within 200 yards off shore because it was the straightest line.

Don't start in the mix and go around the weeds.

Thought I nailed this but was very disappointed when I saw my time.

Keep practicing.

It was a good ride. With more training, I'll get faster.

Nothing

Well executed. Lost a couple seconds putting on my Fuel Belt.

Keep practicing.

It started pouring rain when I started running. I kept a pretty consistent pace but still managed a negative split. I could have pushed it a little harder but there was no one in front of me I could have caught and I wasn't passed by anyone in my age group so I didn't really think I needed to. If I new I would miss my goal time by less than a minute, I probably would have pushed it.

Run faster.

Rain to a certain extent but not much. I think I lost my crucial minute on the last 200 yards of the swim when I got caught up in the weeds. Oh well.


Small race but enjoyable despite the conditions. The swim course really could have been marked better and they should have done a better job at clearing the weeds in front of the beach. Other than that, everything was pretty good.