Hudson Valley Tri / Biathlon - TriathlonSprint

I had a very good swim. I got out front, and stayed there for the entire race. Only one person trailed me at the first buoy, and I couldn't shake him. The waves were quite difficult, but I just kept swimming hard. I sprinted towards the finish and had a fair exit. I lost a bit of time on the beach as I didn't have enough time to check where I had to go. But I still won the swim! First time this year!

Pay attention to where I had to go next.

I was WINDED on my transition and there was a point there where I thought "ugh, why hurry..." and I let my suit sit on my heals until the last minute. I just wasn't motivated. I really could've hurried up more if I hadn't lost concentration.

CONCENTRATE!

This course killed me. I wasn't ready for the hills. I really wasn't. I did quite well on the flats and the downhills. I made up lots of time. But on every hill, I'd loose ground, and those were the ONLY times when I'd get passed. I was DEAD by the finish.

I really wasn't hitting the hills hard, especially at the end. I need to practice hills, and do them HARD.

I thought I had a great transition, but I was only the 17th fastest in the race. I was clear, focused, and did quite well.

Not much.

Holy moly, that hill was BRUTAL. I was barely getting one foot in front of the other. I kept saving energy on the uphill cause I figured that It'd be hard on the down hill. I was wrong. I really should've just gone HARD up the hill. I didn't realize that I'd have more energy to go down.

I'd attack that hill instead of pacing it. Too slow!

Paced around until my massage, and chatted people up chocked full of endorphins.


1) Exhaustion from school and play. 2) Not knowing the course at all. 3) Not practicing on hills.


This race was very well managed. These folks are pros at this. The course was fun fun fun, even if I wasn't ready for it.