Papillion Mayor's Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

First 100 meters there was a lot of contact. I was swimming on top of people and people were swimming on top of me. At one point, my goggles were kicked and they lost their seal. As a result, I had to stop twice to get them resealed.

After the first 100 meters or so, I slowly caught somewhat of a groove. I can honestly say, I didn't come into my own the entire swim. This is evident in my overall rank. Usually, my swimming is much better. I'm disappointed in my performance. This was my worst discipline for the day. I was hoping to be in the 10 minute range.

More consistent in my swim workouts. Thow some intervals in as well. Try not to get kicked in the face. :)

During T1 I fumbled with my number belt. This costed a few seconds. I also couldn't get my shoes to clip into my pedals. As a result, I lost time and couldn't get up to speed.

Either get clipped in better or have my shoes already clipped in. I've been toying with this idea for awhile. Other then these two items, it wasn't a bad transition.

Started the first loop a bit to strong and hard. I did manage to work into a nice groove though. Had a few people pass me, but I passed a whole lot more. Felt good because my bike is usually my weakest link. The course was more technical than what I'm use to. They had to reroute because they couldn't obtain permission from the state to use highway 370. I did have a couple of close calls. I drank a bottle and a half of Gatorade. I also ate one gel on the second lap. Also, I noticed my cadence was running higher than normal. Was running it between 100 and 105. Don't know if this is good or not, but it is what it is. I can honestly say, this has been my best bike to date. Had there been more straight aways, I probably could've smoked it in the higher 18s or lower 19s.

Other than get clipped in better, absolutely nothing.

Racked the bike quick and transitioned fairly well. Spent a second or two being indecisive about putting on my knee strap or not. Also, spent to much time with the shoes. I'm thinking about getting Easy Laces. These would save quite a bit of time.

Not be indecisive and get Easy Laces.

First mile sucked, but it usually does on all my runs. After that I caught the groove and just held it to the end. I tried something new and didn't wear my visor. Glad I did. This allowed me to keep a bit cooler. Was a good run. Was passed by 2 people and I passed 4 or 5. Went through 4 aid stations during the run. Only downside, they were only serving water. I got to the point I would take a sip and dump the rest on my head. Was craving Gatorade or Powerade.

Nothing. Good run.

Ate some bagels and a banana, drank Powerade, and talked with my family.


My swim and my T1.


Very good race, especially for the first time triathlete. Only problem, they limit the field to approx. 200 athletes. This race fills up quick. This was my first triathlon 2 years ago. I'm glad I was able to race it again. I did shave 10 minutes from the previous time I did this race. Would like to race it again in a year or two.