Old College TRI Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

I was caught in the first 50m but the swimmer behind fell back after 75m. Good pulls and form. I have been working on flip turns but didn't do them. Used Open turns and didn't lose much time.

Ranked 92nd

Need to get 1 piece suit. The Two piece pick up water and seems to slow me down. HR monitor moved on the dive in. It didn't look like I lost any data but Need to put the strap tighter.

Split decision to not use socks. I had them rolled up and ready to go. I had rode without them before so it wasn't a big deal. Slipped shoes on and ran to bike mounting point. T1 to Bike Transition was smooth. Passed 5 people at T1 exit trying to get on there bikes.

Tri Specific road bike Shoes. Shimano SPD-SL's are great Training/Bike racing shoes but are difficult to get into in race conditions with them clipped to the pedals. It put them on by the rack and run with them.

Avg Cadence was good keep the gears in the meat of my spin for efficient peddling.

Nothing really Maybe keep my cadence higher. Get an Areo helmet.

Transition from Bike to Run went smoothly. Had a little problem with my legs being tight from the bike portion.

Stretch my calf and thigh muscles more thoroughly before dismounting.

Still had problems getting pace up. After Mile 2 I felt much better and could pick the pace up more. Cadence was off a little bit. However this run was by far my PR for sprint length Tri 5k.

Had a goal of a 9:15/mile pace. I was ahead at the first mile but the hills and my lack of street running started to really bit into the time I made on the bicycle. Need to focus on speed work and getting comfortable running at 8:00/Mi or better pace.

Walked around the block to reduce HR to Zone 1-2. Then walk back to start area to get drinks.


Running. See above ;-(


The course had some areas where exposed aggregate sidewalks seemed a little slippery when wet. Hey it was raining though. The indoor facility Pool was excellent. Maybe next year the rain will hold off.