The BASF Smile Train Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

I was worried about the swim seeding. Last year I was #6, this year #34 (I submitted vitually the same time). So either there was some mis-seeding or some really fast kids. There was some mis-seedind, but it ended up not being a problem. We started 10 sec apart (last year it was 5) and that gave us a little more room between folks. I passed three folks...only one proved to be a problem getting around since we were at the end of the lane. Overall it went better than I expected.

I have not focused on any speed work this year.....this year is all about going long. So, if I do this one next year I would need to do some speed work.

T1 went ok. Not great, but better than T2 (see below). I can never seem to "get in a hurry" in transitions. WTH

Hurry a little :-)

I thought the bike was better than the results showed. It felt good, but for some reason I decided against the watch or computer for the bike. Not sure why??? Anyway, I was happy...I passed 7 folks on the bike and only 2 passed me :-)

Just need to keep riding, and for this race do some speed work. Again, no focus on sprints this year.

What the heck was I doing here? Obviously just hanging out!
I could not get my balance to change shoes so I just sat down. I didn't think I hung out too long.....but the results prove differently (116th in T2) Guess I found my comfort zone - T2. HA!

Hurry & move faster. Do not sit down.

The run course was different from last year. Hill after hill after hill. In my opinion it was a tough course. I like the challenge, but it was tough. I was hot and needed something to drink so at the first aid station I took a Gatorade and a water. I threw the water on my body and took one huge gulp of Gatorade. Oh My Gosh, it was not Gatorade. It tasted like a vitamin powder with a few drops of water added. Man, I ran with that taste in my mouth the rest of the race.

Train for a sprint. Pick up the pace a little. It was slower than last year, but the course was much harder.

Walked around, cheered for Doug (fellow SWBKRUN MG friend - nice guy), ate, and just relaxed.


This year is all about going long, so I have not focused on the sprint.



This was the 2nd year for the SmileTrain tri. I was concerned that the race grew quite a bit compared to last year, but they handled the numbers well. I also think the run change was good, it was really more of a challenge. I think this year (even though it was much larger) was much better than last year. My hats off to Rebecca, she has done an awesome job. And the race raised $25k for the SmileTrain charity....sweet!