Eastman Splash, Mash & Dash Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

First 200 yards was great. Then had a fun scuffle with a few guys for about 50 yards. After it broke up, about 100 yards later I lost all concept of swimming. I stammered in the last 300 yards with head completely out of the water and zero rhythm. The only saving grace was that I was able to draft someone.

Swim more longer continuous sets, and just plain swim more.

I did a casual T1 as I was using my expected 70.3 plan, but with less recovery. This was about exactly what I expected.

Nothing.

Felt great on the ride. Pretty intense hill right out of transition, and plenty of hills the whole ride. This was basically an out and back course with most of the out being uphill and most of the back down.

If this was an A race, I'd train more hills and do more speed work.

Same as T1. This was a relaxed T2 with 70.3 plan. Drank some innergize. Not rushing.

Nothing.

Interesting run. I felt like I was more limited by the terrain than my fitness. I didn't want to tweak anything on the trail, so much of the run I was dodging rocks and potholes with care to avoid a twist which would derail training. The time was awful, but it's hard to know how much I had to give. The trail was an awesome run.

Not much given the terrain.

I racked my bike and ran a quick mile to see if I really had gas left. I did 8:00, so I was very happy that there was still some fitness in my body left on the course.


Swimming was bad and the bike was ok. The run was difficult to gauge because I never run on trails.


Nice venue, perfect conditions today. The trail run was different. I'd say they should play this up more so participants are aware. I really enjoyed the environment and the course.