Emmett's Most Excellent Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Felt decent on the swim given the fact that I haven't been able to swim all year long. Definitely need to work on that this winter, will come back stronger next year.

Ummm, I dunno, maybe swim once or twice before the race next year. :)

I need to work on riding and running with no socks. I like socks for the HIM distance but I probably don't need them for a sprint and not having to put them on wet feet would speed up my transition by a lot.

Train with no socks.

I have been training the last few months with my seat too low, it had slipped down and I hadn't noticed. I raised my seat to where it should be right before the race. As a result my calves were undertrained. I was pushing hard on the bike until my calves started to cramp on mile 8. After that I had to take it a little easier to keep from locking up my calves. I was around a 21-22mph average before the cramps started in. Also had to follow a slower rider in for the last half mile as there was no room to pass. Frustrating as I wanted a faster bike time, but I will be better next year.

Train in the correct position. Also I have had more time in the saddle this year, but I need a lot more! Will be getting some decent trainer time in this winter.

Good transition time for me. Really glad I decided to put the Yanks on my shoes the night before the race.

Had a problem with my Garmin running out of transition. Need to set it up correctly next time so I don't have to mess with it while trying to run out of transition.

Could have been better. Calves were still throwing fits for the first mile. Once they calmed down I got a little faster but my quads were shot from compensating on my pedal stroke so I wasn't getting my knees as high as I needed to. Also I was having a hard time getting my heart rate down, most likely due to overall lack of training. This whole getting married and taking 8 months off thing really doesn't help on race day. :)

Run more, lots more. I still don't feel like a runner yet. I will be working hard on the run this winter, hopefully I will have better legs under me for next year.

Crossed the finish and went to watch for my dad and sister whom I talked into racing with me this year. It was fun to see them complete their first tri, they both did great!


Overall lack of training, lack of fitness and I am too heavy. I am looking at this race as more of a bench mark. I am going to be working hard this winter so we will see how much I can improve for next year.


An excellent race, I will definitely be back next year, might even bump it up to the olympic race next year. RD does a great job putting this race on.