Morgan Hill Sprint Triathlon at Uvas Reservoir - TriathlonSprint

Didn't swim as well as I might have liked, but overall not far off my goal.
First time navigating buoys - had to prarie-dog a lot. Definitely feel like that cost me a bit of time.

Practice more open-water swimming and in wetsuit.
Practice more swimming in general.
Practice navigation - need to look at buoys & course correct without pausing.

Very happy with T1
- didn't overcomplicate things
- was faster than I expected
- didn't try to drink in T1 - had bottle on bike to drink on road

Figure out a better way to dry feet and wipe off fine gravel prior to putting on socks/shoes (not a huge problem, but definitely noticed gravel... could have been a real pain down the road)
[Can organizers use a street sweeper in parking lot prior to event?]

Definitely picked up a few places from guys who had posted better swims than I.
Felt good on the bike... pushed about the right amount I think. Relative to AG, this was my best leg (aside from T2).

Felt like I lost momentum braking for corners as I was hesitant.
Need to train and learn to corner better / more confidently.

Very happy with this, first competitive transition.

Practice dismount, jump off moving bike... felt awkward

Decent pace... felt like I tapered a little in return half
Feel like I picked up a couple of people who were ahead of me.
Passed one guy in my age group at about 1 mile, only to be passed again by him at about 3.5 miles - couldn't muscle enough to keep or catch him. Hat off to the winning strategy on the day.

Drinking from paper cups on the move not something I do well.
Gatorade is sticky, so need to drink water or carry small bottle of gatorade.

Walked around, moderate stretching.
Had FLUID, MuscleMilk, Tech Burrito from sponsors. Seemed to help.
Enjoyed post-race food band and presentation - thanks to sponsors.
Stuck around longer than I intended.


Illness in month preceeding race hampered ability to train.
However, very happy with result
Overall, beat my time goal of 2:05
- Reached my base goal of finishing.
- Reached my stretch goal of being in top 2/3 of age group
- Almost reached my super stretch goal of being in top 1/2 of age group


First Triathlon - was just right difficulty for me.
Well organized, well staffed. Easy to navigate. Lots of good sponsors.
Post-race activities were fun and well attended.
Starts were about 5 mins late, which I consider to be 'on-time'
One of my club colleagues had a mix-up with her timing chip, so had 2 numbers. She was understandably perturbed about that, but seemed to all work out in the end.
Fun race. Not much to compare it to, so give it a '5'. Will do again.