Mountain Man Triathlon - Sprint Distance - TriathlonSprint

Went easy and a bit wide as usual to avoid getting kicked. My wave was the last one and by far the smallest which was nice. There was enough of a spread between waves (7 minutes) to avoid the melee from SheRox where the slow swimmers from the waves ahead blocked everyone behind them. It was pretty much clear sailing today.

Nothing. Went as planned.

Much faster than normal. Suit didn't get stuck. Have to take the timing chip off every time now though because it won't fit inside the suit legs, which are mid calf.

Went hard but then tried to bring HR down on the last 2 miles.

Again, happy with this. Quite speedy for me. Started running while putting visor and race belt on. Didn't waste any time.

Right out of T2 legs felt a bit wobbly but okay. Ran fine from mile .5 until I had 1 more mile to go. Got stitches on both sides and had to walk for 2 minutes. 4 women in my AG passed me. I started running again, but slowly and shuffled into the finish.

Dunno. After 3 years of running I'm still slow. If I train more or harder I get injured. I don't think it has anything to do with my run training but with the lack of cardio fitness in the high-HR range. I was clearly out of energy during the last mile. I get stitches when I eat broccoli or when I'm "spent." Haven't had any broccoli for 2 months after I isolated it as a cause for GI problems on my runs. Except in the pool or on Snowbowl Road I rarely train in the HR/RPE range where I raced today. Just couldn't maintain it long enough.

Apart from the lack of training at a high HR, my only excuse is that I got my period during the race. No, not before or after but during. Had half anticipated it and it wasn't a big deal but it doesn't make for the best day in my cycle. Day 2 or 3 would have been okay.


Love this race! The weather and race conditions were perfect. It was my first race in 2007 but then I hadn't gotten to do it again since it used to be on the same day as the Olympic and HIM distance. Now they split the event into two and I could race this Sprint as a training race for the HIM in 3 weeks. I know I will slow down on the bike for that race...