New England Season Opener - TriathlonSprint

This was quite a swim. It felt more like swimming in the ocean. I did pretty well spotting and came out pretty strong. However, during the swim I was aiming to the right of the buoy a little bit to try to compensate for the current. However, one time I spotted and I was over slightly to the right side of the buoy. At first I figured I must have swam off to the right, but after the race and talking to some people, I figured out the buoy must have moved with the wind/current.

Don't think I'd change much with the swim. However, it would be cool if the buoys would stay put :)

Wasn't happy with T1. First off, my wetsuit strap got stuck on my Garmin. I battled with it for almost the whole run to the transition area, but I did get it off just before I got to my bike. I wore booties for the swim and for some reason I decided to try to take my wetsuit before taking them off. Not a good idea. As a result, I actually had to sit down to get everything off. I've never done that before. I also decided to wear a jacket for the ride and I had a real hard time getting it on. The material just wasn't cooperating with my wet arms.
Lastly, I had tied a rubber band to hold my right shoe up and it broke/fell off before I mounted. As a result, I had a little trouble getting on, but it wasn't too bad.

1. Make sure my wetsuit strap doesn't get caught on my watch.
2. Take Booties off first.
3. Hopefully not have to wear a jacket
4. Make sure the rubber band is holding my shoe on the bike securely.

Went too hard on the bike. It started out with a hill while I was trying to get my shoes on and they didn't help as my HR was pretty high. I didn't have enough juice in the tank to attack the hills like I should have.

Pace myself a little better. I was just going a little too hard and it cost me on the hills.

Content with T2. Was in and out pretty quick.

Go Faster!

Hands down an absolutely terrible run. I tried to come up hard and pushed it up the first hill and it cost me. I ended up getting a cramp and couldn't lose it for the first 2 miles, aka 2/3 of the run...
By the time I shook it, there wasn't enough time to catch anyone. Very disappointed with the run.
I wasn't even tired when I crossed the finish line. I had been cramped for so lung that I didn't get to push myself at all. It was actually a really weird and disappointing feeling. I love that feeling of not having anything left when I finish a race.

Started with the bike...needed to pace myself better there. Next time I need to not try to come out too fast. Would have been a different story if I didn't cramp the whole time.

Didn't really need to warm down or I guess you could consider my run the cool down.


Pushing a little too hard on the bike and then trying to push through it at the start off the run, resulting in cramping.


I was disappointed with my results, but overall, I enjoyed this race! Going to my 10 year high school reunion the day before didn't help. I didn't drink at all, but I ate foods I definitely wouldn't normally eat the day before a race. I think this was an important factor in my weak performance.
I liked the tough swim course and there was some very fast people that did the race. I'm also glad I got a race under my belt before Mooseman.