Stone Harbor Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

I managed to get into the first wave, which was elites, so i did not really get bumped and could hang onto someones draft. I navigated fairly well. Ran into one bouy....Didnt get caught by the next wave til 50 meters to go.

I bought a wetsuit after the race. I was shocked at my swimming split, usuallly i hover around 2 min, not 1.39. It may have been the salty water.

Decided to sit to get shoes and socks on. prob a mistake, but it helped me get focused. Wasnt my fastest.

Stay upright

Disapointing, i told myself i would save some on the bike and blow by people on the run. On the loop, the first half i was flying down averaging about 21. Then on the way back the headwind and slight incline dropped my speed. Also the turn around was wet....idk why, there was a good chance of a wipeout. Using the aerobars in a race for the first time went great and the gel i ate at mile 10 got all over my hands..

Push harder and trust my ability as a good runner.

Pretty solid, lock laces helped, my spot required me to carry my bike for a decent distance.

Nothing

Good thing i can run, i felt good and went fast. Picking people off one by one and i did not get passed once. Probably because the best runners were way ahead of me. I really picked it up the last .5 miles and pushed hard.

Like most people, i feel like i could have given a little bit more and dropped down to a 6 min mile and finished with a 19 min 5k.

Ran a mile and stretched.


Bike speed, need more time on the road...not the trainer!!!


Thanks to rob for putting me up for a night and putting together a good race.