Daybreak Tri - Salt Lake Triathlon Series - TriathlonSprint

Time includes a 75 yard swim AND a 1.2 mile run back to the transition area. The swim felt weird at first, I've been doing only OWS for months now--weird to be back where I can see what's around me, and not have a wetsuit on! Hit my rhythm by the end of the first 25 yards, then ended up passing a friend in the last 25 yards. :) And I didn't GET passed by anybody. The run was ok, I took it easy, walked a fair amount. I just wanted to save something for the bike. I also don't think I've ever experienced the feeling of water rolling down my legs and into my shoes before.

For some unknown reason I still take my sweet time in transition...
I did run with my bike, though. It felt really good, not terribly uncoordinated, which is a definite improvement over past races. :)

Hurry? Not be out of breath when I get there?

Not a good day on the bike, really. I dropped my chain once, about a third of the way up the main hill on the course. I managed to get it back on without having to stop, which is good. I had already stopped several times, just due to fatigue and the inability to get a good breath in. Overall, I had to stop about 6 times on this bike course. Ugh. I almost turned around about 5 miles into it and went home. I am glad that I didn't though. I wanted to just curl up in the fetal position on the side of the road and cry by the time I got to the turnaround. I had used my inhaler, had tried to drink some water, and had cramping in one hamstring and both inner thighs. Thank heavens for my fellow racers and my fellow BT'ers. Words of encouragement kept going through my head (as well as being shouted at me), and kept me pedaling up the hills. Once I hit the turn around, I just opened it up, and cruised down the hills as fast as I could. I hit 39 plus MPH. When I got back to transition I was still going 21 MPH. I felt good! And my head was back in the triathlon. :) My actual riding time was 42 minutes.

Sleep more the night before. Train more consistently. Hydrate better all week. Eat a better breakfast.

Felt good coming into transition. Sat down to change my shoes, saw a friend running out of transition and all I could think was "I have to catch her so I have someone to run with!!".

Did about a 1:1 run: walk most of the time. The last mile was torture. It all melted away once I rounded the last corner before the finish line, and saw my hubby. I sprinted to the finish line. :)

Wear my watch! Or a garmin, maybe (gotta get one first, though...). I really can't gauge my pace after I've been on the bike, especially when the bike didn't go very well physically...

I need to drink better before/during/after the race. And sleep more the night before, too. Something just felt off today, from the time I got up. Not bad, just not quite right. All in all it was a fun venue, I would definitely like to do this race again next year.