Richmond Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

I was seeded 401, but placed 270. This shows how badly people predicted their swimming times! Lame lame lame. Including me: I predicted 9:26. If I hadn't been hampered by slow ppl in front of me I think I would have easily swum under 9:00. (So I don't believe the suggested +14s/100 m for adjusting time from a 25 yd to 50 m pool.)

Seed myself higher.
Wear tighter shorts. :)

Had to run around the outside of the building the pool was in. This was at least 2 min of my time. My only problem was getting my bike shirt over my wet back. I hadn't practiced that b/c I hadn't done any swim-bike bricks.

I guess a swim-bike brick would have been good.

I was not prepared for this course. I thought it was flatter (driving the course is not the same as biking it!) Also, my thighs were really cold- numb even.

Ride the course ahead of time. Do more biking in my training, especially hills hills hills.

Nada.

My legs were jelly for more than a mile! Second mile and finish were strong. First mile was horrendous. My pace was much lower than what I can do, so that was disappointing. But considering my condition at that point, I'm proud that I didn't walk.

I would change my bricks, to make the bike harder and/or longer. And run more in training, period.

Walk around, suck on oranges, stretch.


Slow people in the pool, and insufficient preparation in running and bike-run bricks. Plus , it's been pretty hard to train well with my new demanding job!


The race was fun, the course was beautiful, and it was well-organized. The performance level was higher than other tri's I've done. (Dankin and Mermaid) I don't like the pool swim, though. I prefer open water.