Hartsville YMCA Triathlon - Sprint - TriathlonSprint

Very slow on the swim. Lost so much time to the others in my AG that I had no chance of making it up on the bike and run. But I'm so because I had no anxiety on the swim. I was very calm and my breathing was excellent. I was not tired at all coming out of the water, I was just behind everyone. No gasping, no sickness, just smooth(slow) sailing.

Swim faster on the last 2/3 of the course. Once I seen that my breathing was going to be OK I should have sped up but I didn't risk it. I knew I was going to be slow and I enjoyed the swim. My goggles fogged so bad I couldn't see. Stopped and tread water long enough to clear them and put them back on.

Ran through a sandy area prior to TA so took time to wash and dry feet.

Would have said "screw it" and just put the bike shoes on and left.

Underestimated the hills. These hills were tough. It was uphill right out of the TA. Too many minutes of 8-9 mph for a few seconds of 30-35. Hit 39 mph on one downhill where I hit a pothole so hard my aerobottle sponge was lost and I got a face full of water.

Nothing to do but suffer. I'm a flatlander with no hills to train on. Besides had I been a few minutes slower on the bike would not have helped my run. 38th overall was somewhat of a brightspot. I knew half way into the bike that the rest of this race would not be a pretty site.

I was fairly spent and took a minute getting my shoes on to dry to gather myself. To no avail.

Have some O2 and an AED available.

Had no legs. All the recent gains I've made in my running was for naught today. The only smart thing I did was carry a flask of hydro fuel which helped a lot. Actually got my legs back at about the 2.5 mile mark. Finished strong but then again the finish was downhill.

I would have been tactically smarter on the bike especially with gear selection in an effort to conserve some legs.

It was pretty hot by the end of the race so I had some ice water and I dipped a towel in some iced water and tried to cool off.


Lack of hill training. Failure to take advantage of being able to swim faster. The heat.


Enjoyed being part of a group for this race whereas I normally travel alone. I will race this course again but will probably do the Olympic.