Black Bear Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

Not bad considering I haven't been in a pool since my last race. Obviously I could be doing a whole lot better in this discipline though, if I can get back to swimming again.

Obviously get some training in, and try to find someone to draft off of

It took me a little too long to get my suit off, part of it may be that I forgot to grease the outside of the bottom of the suit, other than that I am doing pretty good on my transitions

So, I was doing pretty good, until one of the steepest hills on the back half of the course when my freehub died. Basically I was pedaling and going no where as the whole mechanism was just slipping. I did the best I could, having to walk up all the hills, and then coast down. It was pretty frustrating as I think I would've been on the podium for my age group no problem.

I probably could've pushed a little harder in the beginning, but not sure what I could've done about my mechanical problem

Another good transition that I think ranks right up there with the fastest

lubed inside of shoe better

I was feeling fairly good right from the beginning, and my goal was to set a PR for my 10k. I had to brush off the problems from the bike, and just push it. At about mile 2-3, I could feel a blister forming on my left foot, that just kept getting worse. Later I felt some forming on my right foot as well, but I did my best to push through all the pain. I was determined to make something of this race. I did my best to handle the pain, and ended up having a pretty good run.

Lube shoes better

Took off shoes immediately, and hobbled over to help my wife with my son, who was miserable from not having me around


mechanical issue on the bike, no swim training, and not enough lube in shoes


This was a really good race, and I'm sorry I wasn't able to enjoy it more. With the problems I had, and then the fact that my son was miserable, and we needed to drive 10 hours home, it took something away from the experience. Maybe next year :)