Chili Harvest Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

I felt like I was steady with my swim and pushed pace just right. I passed one person up and no one passed me.

I think I could have cut some seconds off, if I did flip turns instead of putting my head under lane line to get to next lane. I'll keep that in mind the next time I do a pool swim like this.

I was told that I mounted too early and had to get off and mount at right area. I could have been a little faster when I got to my transition area. (This is my first time racing with clipless pedals, so I'm still a little clumsy)

I'm thinking about not using socks anymore and practice having bike shoes already on pedals. I will need to practice getting into shoes while riding.

I actually did better than my original goal time for this part of the race, so that's good. The clipless pedals and cadence monitor also help. I think going uphill was my weakness. Lots of guys passed me on the bike, but I did pass some people myself. There's lots of room for improvement.

I need to do longer rides with more hills.

When I was getting off bike at dismount line, I forgot to unclip one shoe, but that wasn't too bad.

Learn how to get out of shoes while riding.

I ran with one of those water bottles that you can attach to your hands, because I didn't want my mouth to dry out in the heat. It worked. I think the transition from bike to run went well, I kept focused on running steadily. When there was about a mile left, I picked up the pace. At the last 400 meters I tried to have more of kick.

I'm not sure for this race, but I will make sure to do more strides at the ends of my training runs.

Walked around, drank water, ate fruit and bagels that were provided.


In this race it was the transitions and learning how to race with clipless pedals.


Lots of fun and well organized.