Minuteman Sprint - TriathlonSprint

First ever open water swim. Stayed to the left and had a good line to the first bouy. Tried to draft a little bit, but every person I found was slower, so I ended up passing some people.

I could have gone a little harder, but not bad for my first race.

My first transition went well. I practiced a bit on the previous weekend by using rubber bands with my shoes clipped in. Worked well.

I probably could have been about tens seconds quicker, but it was my first transition ever - always room for improvement.

Overall good pace - could have probably been 1/2 mph quicker, but wanted to pace myself. Got passed by two people and passed about 10.

Was in 10th place overall going into T2.

Push a little harder on the hills. Getting some aero wheels would help- used my 28mm aero-bladed wheels.

Jumped off bike a bit too quick - one of my shoes hit the ground a flew off - a volunteer grabbed it for me.

No socks saved time - grabbed a small water bottle, hat on, and out to course.

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Course was not marked correctly.

I quickly passed the person in front of me - now in 9th place overall.

I was following the lead pack of runners and we all missed a left turn because there was no volunteer or sign marking where to turn. As a result I ran 5 miles instead of 4 (4.98 on my Garmin 305).

My average pace was 6:48/mile, but with the extra mile that put me at 34 minutes instead of 27:10. I would have been top ten overall instead of 18th. GRRRRRR!!!!!!

Pushed to the end and still felt pretty good - upset at the course setup, though.

Run the right course and know the course ahead of time - should have done my homework.

Walked around finish area, grabbed a few drinks, and had a bagel. Wife congratulate me on my first career triathlon.


The mismarked course killed me! I'll know the course if I do the race next year.


I contacted the race director and he is comping me entry into another of their races due to the mismarking on the run course. I realize there should have been a volunteer on the corner, but it was a pretty big mistake.

About 12 athletes were affected by this mistake, and lots of people took spots on the podium from those like me that ran an extra mile.