CaveMan Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

I was lucky on this one. Trained with a Tri-101 group and we were able to start first. I was third in the water and fourth out. We started 5 seconds apart from one another.

Make sure my goggles were sealed up good. My left goggle was on my swim cap and thus it slowly filled with water as the laps progressed. By end of race I was swimming with one eye shut.

My T1 was truly flawless for me. I passed one guy running in and there were only two more guys in front of me in transition. I was out 15-20 seconds before they were. I just wore my 2XU tri suit the whole time. All I had to do in transition was put on my socks and bike shoes, throw on my helmet and glasses...and I'm off!

I will get some triathlon bike shoes that I can wear sockless. This will save me at least another 10-20 seconds.

Good bike ride for me. Felt strong!

Nothing really for this ride. May have drank a little more.

This transition was tough for me. As soon as I hit the pavement running with my bike, I felt the throw up coming on. One of my shoes drug the ground and came out of the clip as I ran. Lucky for me some spotter grabbed it and handed it to me in transition. As soon as I racked the bike, I threw up. I had to st there for about 30 seconds to get me head back on straight and calm down. Then...off to the run!

Try and figure out what made me ill. Not sure but I will try and figure it out.

Horrible run for me. Never really got my mind back after loosing it in T2. Just before the finish line, had to stop and throw up more. Lost about 30-40 seconds with that junk! Besides that, I need to train more on my running.

Train, train, train on my run!

The sick stomach and poor running preparation!


Love Dallas Athletes but they should step it up on their race production. Some of the timers were off and thus the results are still in question. They have addressed the issues and I look forward to a great next race from them.