Race the Rock, Whidbey Island Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Yeah, I was fairly happy with my swim. I actually drafted for about 300 yds. That was cool. I just followed the feet in front of me.

The swim is still holding me back. I need to start putting in more pool time and maybe take a lesson or two. I lost 2 minutes to the overall winner on the swim alone.

This transition is a little weird. The race is a point to point, so all swim gear has to be put in a bag with your race number on it. All bike gear has to be put in the bag to start with, so T1's are long across the board. I struggled though. I slipped and fell 1X when I was running with my bike to the mount line. Then I fell 3 more times trying to mount and get clipped in. I don't know what the heck my problem was, but I was sure irritated.

Ummm, learn how to clip in to my pedals. I seriously had a bad dream about this a few days ago. I figure I lost at least 2 minutes dinking around at the mount line.

I was happy with my bike ride. It took me a few miles to shake off the bad transition and get in the groove, but once I was there it was great. I drank gatorade and ate powergel bursts. I think they worked well.

Ride faster.

At last, a good transition...

Nothing

Run was great. I didn't drink anything and I think it worked just fine. It slows me down and I seem to cramp if I drink on the run.

Nothing

Crossed the line and hung out with the fam for awhile.


My crappy bike mount.


This is a great race. Next year, I won't screw up my bike mount. Had I gotten on my bike the first time, I would have been 4th or 5th overall. Less than 1 minute seperated places 5-10. Oh well. I knocked 10 minutes off my time from 2 years ago. Consistent training is paying off.