Wild Dog Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

It was low tide so many actually walked for quite a ways... I chose to swim and try to get into a rythm and it worked. This was my best swim yet at this distance, by far. Not a great placement but for me...a huge victory.

Still need to remember to swimg wide around buoys...got wacked on both buoys by other swimmers.

Much much better transition due in most part to not being dizzy from the swim! I had a sitting stool for the first time, because I needed to dry off and apply a bandage to a nasty blood blister from Falmouth Road Race last Sunday. What I didn't realize at the time...was that I had sliced open both my feet on the rocks/shells.

Ask the race director to put mats down over the bad rocks/shells you have to run over on the way out of the water. Some people had water shoes but...I'm a slow enough swimmer without that added on.

We did this last year so we were ready for the 'traffic'... had one instance where I had to slow down dramatically due to being unable to get around everyone but overall it felt strong. I tried to hang in there with a guy who was clearly 'better' than me which helped but I eventually had to let him go.

Next year, I need to get the right kind of bike shoe to run in or...get a shoe I can step into on the bike. This leg was also one of my fastest so far in the bike portions.

Note above...hard to run in my bike shoes...I was a bit winded (worked extra hard on the bike) so putting on my running shoes took a bit longer than usual. I could feel my feet being sore (I have PF) so the extra pain (hacked up feet from shells) I thought were blisters. I also took too much time putting on my watch for the run...

New bike shoes. Put watch on while running!

I instantly thought I had blisters on my feet (turned out to be gashes) which felt quite uncomfortable so I had to keep 'ignoring' that PLUS I've had PF for two months so not much run training. This was a true 'gut check' run. With all that in mind, how can I complain about the result even though slower than last year?

Have to get over this PF... and talk to race director about the mats idea on the beach.

Talked with my 17 yr old son...who did great! Talked with some other competitors, some who had blood coming thru their run shoes from getting hacked up. Otherwise, just tried to cool down, find shade and get the cuts taken care of.


This stupid PF...and a bit of the foot gashes.


We've done 4 FIRM races now and each went very well - with the exception of that nasty beach shell/rock action at Wild Dog. They are very efficient and their 'snacks' are above average... :) I don't know what we should expect for post-race - just quick results, awards and maybe some 'live' entertainment?