Hilton Head Triathlon - Go Tri Sports - TriathlonSprint

The mass start was chaotic. Everyone beelined the first bouy and tried to make the turn and it got really congested. I then worked my way to the outside and basically swam alone. Started to site on the kayaks instead of the bouys half way through the race and avoided congestion.

Start on the outside to avoid the congestion.

This was a really long transition. After coming out of the water from the swim you had to run through a hotel parking lot, across the street, and into the bike rack area.

Work on getting my suit off more quickly.

Course was really pancake flat and very fast. Since it's a 4 lap course, there was always a little crowding going on. However, it was a closed course which made it very, very safe. Just had to be heads up on the bike.

I could have/should have pushed it a little harder on the bike.

Remove feet from cycling shoes and ride with feet on top of them for bike dismount.

I enjoyed the run course. It was beginning to heat up but parts of the run course was shaded and it made a big difference. They only handed out water at the aid stations but with it only being a sprint distance race I felt that it was ok.

Push a bit more throughout the entire run.

500m swim


Psychological factors hindered my performance. I held back because I didn't want to run out of gas later in the race.


This was a well organized, fun event.