Pleasant Prairie Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

Right off I just didn't feel good when I got in the water. Mentally I was ready, but my body just wasn't thrilled. Kept getting water in my goggles as well. That probably cost me 20 seconds.

Make sure the goggles do not get water in them. Seems to be a regular problem. Not sure what the issue is.

Still slow in transition. More worried about nutrition these days so took some extra time to down a gu gel

Run all the way in transition after swim, learn to have shoes on the bike, learn to take a gu gel while on the bike instead of spending time in transition

Felt tired getting on the bike and 2 hills right off don't help matters. Felt pretty good after that. Just kept cadence up and plugged along. Had gu chomp blocks dumped in my fuel bag on the bike. Grabbed 2 about every 10 minutes. Way easier than trying to get out of the package.

Get better at hills, find something that helps with my fatigue on the hills or coming off swims. Learn how to do gu gel on the bike and not lose time

Really good with running with the bike, but not getting out of the shoes ahead of time. Also, took some time to grab a gu gel in transition and a swig of water. Also, took some time right off getting my ipod turned on and working. Probably could save 20 second on this.

Take a gu gel on the run. Learn to run while getting ipod set up. Walked out of transition and the first few seconds of the run getting this turned on.

Ran the whole time except for aid stations. Kept getting tired and heated up so slowed my pace and shortened my stride. That seemed to work. Kept a very close eye on my pace.

I say "good" overall run, because it was good for me. This is about what I run 5k's in. I would have expected to run a tri in about 3-5 minutes more.

Also, decided today that I wouldn't bring a drink on the run. I was hydrated enough on the bike, so it worked out fine, but if it was warmer, it might not have been for me.

Figure out how to run while getting ipod working. Just working on running all together.

Stretching, drink, eat

About 10 minutes after the race it started pouring, so I headed out fast and never got anything to eat. Totally bonked when I got home with now really food for hours. I all of a sudden was cold, but sweating profusely. Tried to force sugar in as fast as possible.


Overheating on the run, fatigue and burning on the bike


I wish there was more water on the run course - especially for slow running like myself.