Greenville Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

We start out two by two in the lanes. My lane partner and I were the second group to go after a 1 minute break. We swam the same pace the first 50. I let him hit the wall first and proceeded to draft off him until we caught the two swimmers who were ahead of us. We were 4 abreast in one lane. No one would yield. So I did some heavy bumping and flailing to get past them. My lane partner followed me, and we made the turn with me slightly in front. By the time we hit 200 meters, my lane partner was cooked. He dropped back. I thought I felt him get on my feet and was happy to take a turn pulling. Turns out this was another, much faster dude. Tried to get on his feet as he passed, but darn, he was too fast:( Swam the final 150 all alone.

Not sure. First pool swim of the year. First short course race of the year. Was very rusty with whole thing. I guess race more short course races!

Yeah. Um. Well, I had trouble getting my aero helmet on. Kept getting the harness stuck on the ear covers! Then I bumbled around like an idiot for a bit.

Practice transitions. In a sprint, every second counts!!

This course has never hurt this bad and this is the 4th year that I've done this race. Taking the month off in July and just doing some casual riding really made this hurt a lot. I was determined to race it all in the big ring, but my thighs were erupting in flames and my cadence dropped to a pathetic level and I knew this would be very bad for the run. So I shifted into the little ring to try to spin up the later hills. I had a lot of transmission issues in my little ring. It wouldn't go into an easier gear, then would ghost shift suddenly when I wasn't expecting it. I apologize to those around me who heard the string of cuss words I let rip during this segment. I got passed by men, but not by women, but I still did not feel like this was a good ride for me.

Train more!

All I had to do was rack the bike, slip on my flats, grab my hat and number belt. And it took me over a minute to do all that. Oi.

Do some transition practice.

This didn't feel as bad as the bike. I knew it would be slow and am quite happy it was this fast considering I only ran 6 miles in July. This is where I want to focus. I need to be able to run consistently and stay healthy.

Nothing on this particular day. Did the best I could with the fitness I had left from the ironman.

Did a mile cool down walk with SuzanneS.


Lack of training post ironman. Still in ironman recovery.


I love the Greenville Sprint as it is my hometown race. I knew I was not in top form going into this, but wanted to race for the love of racing. Had a blast.