Issaquah Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Started at the front of my wave, caught an earlier wave after the 1st buoy. Got some good practice with swimming on/being swum on by other people. A little crowded.

Go faster!!! My time was not very good compared to others I know... That said, I tend to do better the longer the swim is (can hold on to my pace well).

Mud-fest in transition, but did OK. Had a really hard time clipping into my pedals... might have been due to mud? Felt like it took FOREVER!!!

Nothing, other than not enter a mudfest race, but who knew?!

Tried to work this. What was sort-of fun was actually passing people -- in my last tri it was a mass start and I spent the next 25 miles being passed. So I liked doing some passing this time around. Tried to work it, but of course when all is said and done I feel like I could have gone harder. Definitely tried not to pansy on the downhills -- hammer!

Ride faster.

So I came into T2 -- dismounted where I was supposed to, crossed the timing mat, and then tried to stop my Garmin while I ran. CRASH!! Over I went, on top of my bike, totally in the mud. Shouted some profanities. Oops! At the pool later that day, my son asked about some strange cut right below my butt -- ayup, a lovely gear pattern. Niiiiice. Will need to see if I trashed my tri shorts!!

Not worry about stopping the Garmin and stay upright.

Hello? Legs?? Oh yeah... legs, you were busy remembering the 104-mile ride you did on Tuesday. And the 15-mile run you did on Thursday. And the 2-hour ride you did on Friday. Run fast?? Ha ha ha ha. Legs would have NONE of it. Seriously, my HR was lower than when I ran a half mary a few weeks ago. I just could not GO. It was sort-of a weird feeling -- different from it hurting like a mother because I'm going super-duper hard. I was pushing hard but just not feeling like I could "find it," if that makes sense.

Nothing... This was a "dust-off" race, so the fact that I had lead legs was part of the bargain.

Hang out with team, cheer on teammates, eat a brat and a cookie, enjoy the SUNSHINE.


IM CDA training.


Really great post-race food. Love that -- they serve up brats and have homemade cookies. Lots of sponsors with goodies too, and a nice venue for chillin' with the tri folk after the race.