10th Annual Southern Branch YMCA Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Waited around almost 2 hours for my group to start the swim. I'm not sure if I swam an extra 50 or 100, as nobody was counting my laps, and I forgot my lap counter.

Wear my lap counter.

When I put on my sunglasses, they got water on the lenses. I lost around 15 seconds clearing them. The soft pads on my helmet seem to have lost their attraction to velcro, so I had to mess with them while putting on my helmet.

Dry my head before putting on my helmet and shades.

I don't know if it had something to do with going from a warm pool to cold air, but I didn't feel right for the first 5 or 6 miles. I felt great the last 5 or 6, and ok for the middle 5.

Someone racked their bike in my spot, so I lost a bit of time trying to make room. Should have thrown some body glide on the heels of my shoes, as I couldn't seem to get in.

Glide up the back of my shoes.

As usual, my run was bad. My right calf started cramping 100 feet into the run, and I did a bit of walking for the first mile and a half. After that, I was running at my normal, slow pace. The powerade and coffee from the morning were not mixing well. Felt good for the last mile.

No coffee on race morning ever again ... WTH was I thinking?

I decided to do this race at 8pm the night before, so I wasn't well prepared.


The race had a seeded pool start, with the slowest folks going first. A lot of these folks were swimming 20 minute 500s, which contributed to a very long wait. It was nice to get to hang with a bunch of guys and chat, pre-race, but standing around waiting was tough. Overall, a good event with a lot of great folks.