Nation's Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

Got out with two others. After 200 meters they pulled away. I didn't see anyone else in my wave until after 700 meters. We traded places until the end as we wove through traffic. Very psyched to get under 22 minutes. Next year, 21:15.

More training. Swam as well as I could have done in the circumstance (wave 7 of 33, limited training.)

Ridiculously slow. I plodded and didn't race. Disappointing because I had planned to work it hard and still had a bad time.

I walked about 20 seconds after getting up the pier...then ran to my bike. Sloshed through everything, ran gingerly so as not to fall on my ass. Sat on soggy grass to take off wetsuit.

I was really anxious about wipeouts. I never once felt the bike skid or slide, but I was sure that I'd see or participate in a crash. Really went super slow on the sharp turns. Passed with abandon but only passed a pair of riders once...everyone else was a one off that I picked off.

Push even harder. I was working but never once felt distress. A 40k should involve some level of pain threshold and while I was not going easy, I never pushed to a limit.

Picked up bike over all curbs. Once I hit the grass almost busted my ass because it was so slick. Like previous races, the time is slow but I didn't waste any effort and thought it was a good clean transition.

Ditch the socks?

Felt fine into and through the first mile of "transition legs." Around mile three, I felt myself starting to slow down...for no apparent reason. I think it was mental focus. I got into a zombie zone and was just moving along but wasn't racing for 15 minutes or so. Picked up the last mile and finished last 200 meters strong and with a smile.

Push and push for 7:45 miles. Don't be afraid of the first three miles and count on adrenaline for the last mile.

mild stretching of hamstrings but mostly walking back the course to cheer for Dan (2:31) and Aaron (2:22).


Rain; loss of focus on run


the organization and logistics are far superior to when I first did this race in '07. The bike course begs for a PR and the only thing I would change is the absolute size of transition...it is huge. And, although I understand the costs of a big city race with closures and such, it is hard to justify the race fees when other races are half as much.