Skinnyman Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Overall conditions were good. Decent start but swam in traffic the whole way. I was not pleased with my performance in the swim. Goal this year was to do the swim in 16:00 and missed that by a mile. This swim was 11 seconds SLOWER than last year !Need to spend a lot more time in the pool working drills to improve my technique.

Count bouys better for pacing. Lear to drafr more efficiently. Pick spots to weave through traffic smarter.

Tired from the swim and it takes me a long time to get my socks on. Also stopped to drink which was really not needed only for the little rest it gave me. This was a bout 52 deconds faster than last year though.

But Tri bike shoes, Don't drink.

I did not push very hard on the bike wanting to save a bit for the run. Although my run was good (for me) I think I was too conservative. I stayed in the saddle the entire race and did not puch mu pace up on the flats. The bike time was only 2 seconds faster than last year although I am sure my overall bike fitness is much better than last year.

Push the pace a bit harder. Power over the tops of the hills even if it meand standing to keep cadence up.

This could have been better. Took a while to get out of my shoes for some reason. also stopped to drink again.

I think tri shoes would come off easier. Could wear number to cut the time to put on belt.

I hit my goal at running a 10:00 min per mile pace. The start is very difficult for me with a lot of pain in the knees. First mile pace was 11:14 and things sped up a bit from there.

Not sure I can run much better than that. I cannot train very often due to the knees issues, but perhaps I can try to retain present fitness levele into next year

Water, chocholate milk and socialized with friends and family


Physical issues with my knee that cannot be resolved. Also did not train properly for the swim.


I really enjoy this race. The setting is beautiful and there is plenty of community support.