Chattanooga Waterfront Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

Best swim ever. Coach Harry would have been proud.

For a better time, I would start out more aggressively with the arm pulls. I noted that my legs were not as buoyant in the river than in the pool (don't understand that) but near the last 1/2 of the swim, I started to really use my arms and I noticed a big difference in my speed. The water temp was perfect. I did not have any panic episodes (YAY!) and I felt good throughout the entire swim. I wasn't even out of breath when I got out. :)

first transitiono went smoothly.

I downed a lot of water and gatorade at this transition. I had some trouble towling off and getting the grass off my feet. I just gave up after a few attempts. once on the bike I was good.

This was a very pleasant scenic ride. Lots of long hills. I figured I would average around 13 mph but did much better than that. my energy level was high throughout the entire ride and I had a BIG smile on my face the last 6 miles :) :) :)

I'd pay better attention to my fluid consumption. I overhydrated on the ride and it impacted my run. I should have had a gu during the ride -- instead I did that during the run, bad idea. I ate one luna mini (80 cal), one teeny shot blok (30 cal), 3 sport beans (20 cal), and gatorade. Total of 200 calories max -- definitely not enough to sustain me through the run -- must eat more next time. Drink less.

transition 2 went well -- I was so glad to get off the bike but the transition area is HUGE and I had to run through the grass. still I drank too much water and had to pee.

drink less. eat more salt. plan to run with the bike. Someone left their bike right on top of my stuff and it pissed me off because I had to move her bike to get to my gear to change shoes. that's not cool.

I drank too much on the bike ride and had to make a potty break during the run. I felt bloated and water heavy. I walked quite a bit. I must have peed about a full liter. That has never happened to me before.

be cautious about my fluid intake -- even though I was thirsty, I wasn't using my water/gatorade well. I didn't eat enough on the bike ride either. I tried a portion of gu during the run and that helped but I wanted to vomit -- took total of 50 calories during the run. Not enough.

my eating and drinking was not managed well. I could have done better with some better food planning.


very well organized race -- I was really impressed by the support on the long out and back bike route. Lots of volunteers. best race support I've seen.