Izena 88 - TriathlonOther

Excellent experience. It was fun. I was right at the front, in the thick of things, and had to fight my way into a clear spot and just keep pushing.

Nothing really...it was a great swim...just have to work on getting faster and swimming better under pressure.

I had to take extra time to put my race number on the back of my suit. I'm not a contortionist, so I had to go into the restroom and remove my suit and put on the number and get dressed again. This took a lot of time.

Next time I will have a race belt that I can pin my number to and just put it on. Have the number on my back for the bike, and on my front for the run.

Should have drank more, but aid stations were far apart, and there were only 2 on the bike.

Bigger bottles, and more of them so I can carry my own drinks...maybe 2 behind the seat, and 1 in between the aero bars.

More aero practice may help also, and I need a bigger bike. Mine is to small for me, and I don't get a good leg extension. I'll be getting fitted in a couple of weeks for a new bike.

Transition was fairly quick here. Not much happening, but legs were already sore.

Hard run, and legs weren't helping. Ran first 10k, and then walked the hills on the second half. Thankful for the rain...really kept me cool.

Move timing chip up higher...rubbing on my ankle caused a small blister that was annoying during the run. More bike/run brick practice over longer distances...to get my legs used to running after the bike.

Training


This is a really good, fun event. The locals are wonderful and very nice and helpful. I met a lot of nice people and hopefully made some good friends. I will definately be back again to do it next year.