Tuckahoe Triathlon and Duathlon - TriathlonSprint

I'm not actually sure the distance of the swim because all the paperwork said .25 miles but on raceday the race director announced it was a .35 mile swim. Also, after the first start group (39 and under) a buoy came loose making the course about 25% shorter for the other competitors. This made the swim times and overall times inaccurate. The water was very warm and calm and the swim was with the current.

Now that I have the feel for an open water swim I would definitely swim faster next time. I was worried that I would get tired so I didn't go at my fastest speed.

The transition area was crowded and also was on a loose gravel parking lot with some sharp rocks. Overall I wanted to go faster than 2:10 but I was satisfied. I placed 178th overall (Right in the middle).

I think I would set it up differently next time. My things were in different places so I had to find them and grab them.

I did not have a good bike. I don't think I passed one person the whole time. My quads were sore in the first mile. I also should have drank more. My goal was to be under 40 minutes and I was pretty close. I was suprised at how fast some of the bikers were going. I was not at all happy with how I felt or how I performed here.

I would increase my training so I wouldn't feel as tired as early as I did.

I definety rocked this transition. I was 16th in the whole race. This one made up for a poor T1. Coming in though I got off my bike too early and I was yelled at for it. O well. There was a guy holding a stop sign and pointing to the ground so I thought I was supposed to get off there but apparently not.

Nothing. I really did well here. Everything was a lot smoother than T1.

I did really well on the run. My pace was 7:09 miles. I am a track/ cross country runner so this is definetly my strength. It seemed like almost everyone that passed me on the bike I passed on the run. I even stopped to stretch because my calf was getting tight. The only problem was that I was almost hit by a car coming out of T2 because the race was so disorganized. The roads were not closed and the residents were not told that there was going to be a race.

Nothing. But the race officials should notify residents of the race and close of the roads. After I finished a fire engine came out and stopped blocking the run out and bike in completely for almost a minute. This is just unacceptable the race should have been much more organized.

Nothing really. Stretched a bit, walked around and got some fruit. Cheered on other finishers.


Me myself and I. Although the race was unorganized I don't think it limited my ability to perform well. Next time if I want to get better I just have to train harder and race faster.


Personally I would rate my performace a 5/5. I beat my goal of 1:10 by almost three minutes. However the race was very unorganized.