Pacific Crest Olympic Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

Considering my utter lack of swim training leading up to race (5x total), results are good... got out in front of main pack and didn't get beat up at the swim start. Starting in Wave 3 sucks - caught up with slow wave in front by first buoy.

More training!

OK T1... very long distance from lake to bike mount... slight hiccup as I ran past my slot, but found it quickly. Need to work on getting out of suit without it sticking on heels

Pushed hard on the bike, maybe too hard... legs had nothing left for run.

72nd place overall after bike

more hill training - standing up in saddle to push through steep areas... only place I really got passed was on the hill

COULD NOT FIND MY SLOT!!! I was looking on the RH side where I thought it was, went up and down several times before turning to look at other side. Argh!! Lost at least 1 minute

Need a marker or something - this is continual problem.

This is where I fell apart... legs wanted to cramp... first mile was OK getting into groove, then mile 1-3 felt good, ~8:30 pace. Then I hit wall at mile 3... my legs were really hurting and lungs had nothing left. I walked through all the water stations to catch my breath and stretch hamstrings.

LONGER BRICKS!! Longest brick I did was 23 mile bike + 2 mile run... need to push past the 3 mile mark on run

Fun race, competing against Aaron... Organizers must figure out the bus transportation to lake - that was a mess and delayed start by 30 minutes. Will be stronger next time!