Disco Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

Caught a mouthful of water coming into the first buoy. Had to breaststroke for about 10 yards to clear my lungs.

Try to keep close to the other swimmers to maximize the drafting.

Long run from the beach to the transition area. Water was too warm for a wetsuit so that helped the transition time. Heart rate was a bit high after swim.

Have my shoes clipped into the bike.

Bike felt good. Took some Hammer gel on the bike in a flask. Took some a couple miles into the ride and about 4 miles before the run. Last 2 miles I dropped to 1 easier gear to make sure my heart rate and legs were ready for the run. This helped a lot since I started off the run feeling good.

Drink less water. Keep a better eye on my heart rate. Towards the end I dropped down a little too early.

Transition area had a lot of small rocks and sand. It took a little time to clean my feet off before putting my running shoes on. I had my socks pre-rolled so they went on quickly.

Run without socks. I had not run a 10K without socks so I decided to put them on to avoid any issues. I will train more without socks and race the next one without.

First two miles felt good and smooth. Once I got out of the shade my core temp started rising and I had to slow my pace until the last 1/4 mile. The direct sun and heat had a big impact in my splits.

I think I did as well as I could with the heat impact. I guess I would train a bit more in the afternoon heat to get better acclimated.

None. Ice in shorts and top. Water poured over head.


1) Heat - core temp on the run forced me to slow down. 2) Lack of sleep - 2 month old baby has limited my good nights of sleep.


Started right on time. Lots of volunteers at the aid stations. Race officials were out patrolling the bike course on motorcycles. Live band at the end.