North East Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

Felt good in the swim, almost a little too good. I swam at a comfortable pace and stuck close to the buoys. There were few opportunities for drafting as the group was spread out and I did not locate anyone who I should have stuck with. I tried to minimize my extra movement and remain consistent.

I probably could have picked up the pace more. I need to work more in the pool at recognizing my pace without having to look at my watch. I think I can get my swim time down to 24-25 minutes if I focus on my pacing.

There was little bit of a run to the transition area from the swim and I was at the opposite end of the bike-out exit so this was a decent time. From the swim I came back put on my bike shorts, then socks, the shoes, then shirt, grabbed a gel and a swig of powerade and was gone.

I need to look into swim shorts with the gel padding built in already for the bike. Also, Maybe a cycling shirt to carry extra food/water. Otherwise I felt I was effecient and made good time. Can also look into jumping onto the bike.

Again, I felt good during the bike. Since it was a rolling course I tried to sprint up the hills while pushing a higher gear and on most hills this was effective. I only had one water bottle with perpetuade and could have gone for some water. Brought a gel with me but did not use it. It was the highest avg speed I have ever had on any ride.

I think that I need to work on staying in my saddle longer on hills and on decents I need to work on getting into a more aero dynamic position. I would pass people on the up hill and then they would pass me going down. I need to work on switching into that higher gear and getting into a better position going down hill. I also need to look into getting aero bars and another water bottle cage. Other than that I think that more time on my bike and getting to know my limits will allow me to push the speed though.

un did my shoes and had my feet out before the mount point. Stopped quickly and was off the bike quick passing a few people into the transition area. I racked my bike, put on my shoes, took off my bike shorts, grabbed a gel and a gulp of water and wa good.

Considering the person who won the race only did this 20 seconds faster than me I felt this was pretty good. I put my shoes on before i took my bike shorts off and that was definately a mistake but did not cost me that much time. I used a race belt for the first time and was glad I got it cause it was easy and useful. My shoes were a little loser than I would have liked so next time I need to get them to the right tightness before the race.

On the way out of the transition area I did have some tightening in my abdominal but It was not something that really slowed me down. This could have been from drinking too much or just from getting off the bike. I felt a little slow as I left the transition area but that first mile is always the slowest one. It did not help that there was a hill right out of the gate. I made sure to drink the water along the route as it was very hot and drank some heed before the last two miles. I really picked it up on the way back and felt like i was pushing myself the entire way back. I got a little bit of a side cramp towards the end but was able to push through it.

Tighten my shoes a little bit and maybe try to watch my pace a little more. I did not really look at my watch too often and just went on how I felt. Although this worked out I should be more aware of my pacing. Also, at the end I tried to sprint into the finish a little too early and my legs almost gave out. Should wait for the last 50 meters to go all out and not the last 150.

After the race I drank a lot of water and had a hammer recovery drink. Then ate little bit and stretched out. My legs were real tight right after the race but after I walked around a little they were fine.


I need to work on my pacing a little more. At times I may not be pushing myself and am being too comfortable. i think this will come with more milage. Also, look into equipment upgrades. I need to get aero bars, another water bottle cage and maybe a bike fit before next season. also, may need some different clothing to wear during races.


Great race. Great location. The awards could have been held a little earlier.