Kirkland Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Good swim, no gut issues, felt nice and easy

Pushed my self a bit harder.

I figured I took a good 30secs longer than I should have in T1.

I did have toe covers on my bike shoes, glad I did. My toes and feet warmed right up and stayed warm for the ride. I've had issues where in T2 my feet are numb from the cold before.

I spaced pulling down my suit on the run over to the bike. So I got there and then started to unzip and pull the top part down.

I also was going to wear arm warmers on the bike, those proved to be very hard to get on with cold and wet hands. So I tossed them.

Held back on the bike in prep for the run. Compared to when I last did this race as the bike leg of a relay, I was only 30secs slower and felt like I took it easier.

Did not get passed and did a lot of passing which was nice. I go back and forth a little bit with an other rider, but on the final leg back to T2 I passed and stayed ahead.

Nothing, bike went as planned.

T2 went pretty good. Not sure I left any time here. The area was cold, wet and getting muddy in places.

Nothing, T2 went fine.

I was the most happy with my run for this race. This is the first time ever that I have felt good coming off the bike and running. I got into my pace and was able to go a bit faster each mile. I've never gone much faster than 7:50 pace in sprints before and have been really focusing on the run this season. Glad to see it pay off.

I even went for a fast 7 mile run later in the day with two good hills in it and felt great.

Nothing, went faster than I thought.

eat, change, shower!


swim speed is average
cold and wet in T1


Started about 15mis late
Bit hard to get around the course near T1/T2 and the vendor area.