Caine Halter Family YMCA Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

I was pretty nervous about being seeded as high as I was for the swim. I didn't want to be responsible for lots of congestion and screwing up other people's races. In the end, I got passed by 4 people, and caught 1 person that was a few spots ahead of me. There was a little too much traffic to pass him, so I lost a bit of time there. When I wanted to pass there were about 4 people wide in the lane and my lumbering body would have been wreck inducing.

Also it's about 50-60 yards after the swim that the timing mat is. In theory I swam a bit faster than this, but whatever.

Not be sick leading up to a race?

The run to transition is about almost as long as the swim. I did actually catch someone that ran more slowly than I did.

Run faster, maybe falling down the hill would get me there faster?

Even though it's a short ride, it's not the easiest. There really isn't a flat section at all it's just up and down hills. Seriously my speed was as high as 37 and as low as 8...within 50 seconds of each other. Tons of passing since it's a 3 loop course (mostly me getting passed) but it's so hard to determine position. You might get passed on your last loop by someone on their first, and you just don't know. It was a decent ride for me though.

Again, lose weight, be faster, train more, not be sick leading up to the race.

Took a minute to get some water and hack some lung crud out.

Not be slow.

I felt way slow, but ended up with a time I'm fairly happy with. I felt like I could have kept running after I was done, but that I didn't have any more speed to give. That was kind of an odd feeling, to have "longer" but not "faster". I'm going to say that was because of being sick, but who really knows.

Run faster. Maybe I can cover myself in grease so I have less drag. Although my sweat should do enough of that.

Posed in a manly way while the kindly gal took my chip. Then I flounced off to get a pop.


Being fat, sick, and lazy.


They had pancakes! What's better after a race than a pancake? Oh, I know, a pancake and a Reece's Cup. Boo-freaking-ya!