Brewhouse Triathlon - Short Course - TriathlonSprint

Since this was a clockwise swim and I breathe to the left I really had to work on the sighting which went well. I started slow and relaxed which also went well. I did feel the anxiety start to build and by the time I rounded the first bouy I was in the breastroke mode. About halfway down that leg the next wave (female under 35 caught me which added to the anxiety). This swim was definitely better than Minneman even though it was slower.

Again I need more open water swimming. It is getting better and it really is a head game for me as I swim alot longer distances in the pool. But in the lake there is no black line on the bottom, and walls every 25 yds to kick off of. Also i should have swam futher in before starting to walk out of the water (I was about shoulder deep when I quit swimming).

I had a great spot at the end of the rack. Every thing was laid out well I just need to get faster.

Practice my transitions.

My speed built as this leg progressed. At the 1/4 way mark I was at about 15.5 mph ave. I thought to myself "well this race is in the tank". But then my legs really came around and I was able to get hammering. I was very happy with my hill climbing (the last month paid off) as I was blowing past people on hills. Coming down the final straight I saw my mph ave was 18! I lost some of that navigating the end of the bike.

NOT A THING! (Except buy a new bike :) )

I was surprised at how slow this transition was. It probably had to do with the loop you had to do in the transition zone that evened up every one's placement in the area. Of course the fact that I racewalk will lengthen that run time.

Expreiment with Yankz, put my HR monitor watch on my wrist instead of the bike so I don't have to switch it.

I really didn't feel too bad starting this run. Of course racewalking I'm getting passed left and right but I just focused on my form and kept it going. My pace was really good for me - almost 1:30/mile improvement from Minneman - one month ago.

Again not a thing. My pace improvement meant that my work from this last month really had paid off. I am starting to feel confident that a 10 min/mile pace might be possible.

Had a bottle of Gatoraide and some watermelon. Walked around and talked with Pam and Megan. Called Gary (my coach) and gave him the good news


Again my biggest time sucker was the swim. I should have been 3-5 minutes faster there.


I really enjoyed this race and hanging out with the BT people (Autumn, Kris, Kathy).