Pinehurst Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

Navigation was a serious problem. I am quite sure I swam around 2000 m with all the zig zagging I did. I had no problems with endurance or power. Water temperature was very comfortable.

I need to get the navigation under control. The closet open body of water is about an hour away for me, so I practiced sighting in the pool by eyeballing the same object on the other end of the pool. On the way home, I realized that the buoys in the water are about 200-300 yards apart...quite a bit more distance than the 25-30 yards in the pool. Without my glasses I am basically blind like a mole especially that far out and in the water. I need to take step back over the winter and analyze this problem to come up with solution.

I need to force myself to dry my feet and put my socks. This wasn't a problem with the bike.

I think the course leveled the playing field for everybody. The inclines negated the aero advantages of the more expensive bikes. You had to have power and endurance. The aero bars I put on a month and half ago really worked well, they made the ride very comfortable and help with the speed on level grade.
I think only 4 or 5 folks passed me.

I need to learn running mount and dismount.

I used cross country shoes this time to avoid to much flexing of the feet. This really helped the fatigue of my feet.

Running dismount.
I made the mistake of not putting on socks prior to getting into my running shoes, mostly because my feet were sweaty and I had trouble getting them on.
I need to force myself to slow down and do that

I was used to the hills from training in my neighbourhood, but the constant up and down rolling was something different. Not having socks started to become a problem around Mile 3.5.

I need to work on my running over the winter. I am not a runner, but I have to overcome this....oh yes and SOCKS!!!!

Navigation in open water


Will do this again. Nicely organized race.