Cape Henlopen Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

No Wetsuit - water temp was not a problem. Did a terrible job breathing and sighting. Picked my head up way to many times when I knew the direction I should be going

Put much more effort into it. I seem to coast through the swim because I know I can put in a decent time without working it too hard. Especially in the sprint I should have really gone for it.

Really slow - did not move urgently enough. Had trouble mounting the bike and clipping in at the end of the transition area.

Practice putting on shoes quickly and mounting the bike.

Overall did not work it very hard. Did not feel winded at any point. Very little hills, so rarely had to change gears. I did not train very much for biking so my effort level was deliberate.

Be more agressive, pass more people rather than be content with the pace others set.

Didn't have much trouble here other than I ran out the wrong chute on the opposite side of the transition area.

pay closer attention to where the run exit is as I enter the transition area

Really tried to push the pace the first half mile, when I hit the first mile marker my time seemed really slow which dropped my spirits a bit and I feel like I let off the pace. In retrospect I don't think the mile marker was placed correctly. The last quarter mile when I tried to bring it home it seemed like I had a lot left. Overall it was a good time for me.

I think I could have pushed harder. If I familiarize myself with the course better before the race I might be more confident to push the pace earlier in the race

Light stretching.


Maybe a few less beers the night before.


The ocean is the ocean - not the most fun type of swimming for me, but the bike and run courses were very good.

One major drawback was the half mile run from the swim exit to the first transition area.