Got The Nerve - TriathlonSprint

Took the swim pretty easy. My wave seemed to have some pretty solid swimmers. It didn't take long to start running into people from the wave before ours.

Long run up from the swim to the transition. My rack was pretty far away from the bike exit so I had further to go than some other who had their rack right at the bike exit/swim entrance (a bit unfair but eh). Suit zipper got stuck so had to walk for a moment to get it to work properly. Once I found my rack all went well.

Make sure the zipper works the first time.

The hills got awfully crowded and there were a few slower riders blocking passing but all and all a good fun ride. Didn't catch my wife until the top of the second hill. It was very nice to start in a later wave so the bike had more people to chase than usual.

Need to practice more hills as they tore my legs apart. Probably could have used a more forgiving cassette as well but pushed real hard, passed a lot of people (got passed by a few too), and still had legs for the run.

Took me a couple seconds to find my rack but besides that it seemed pretty swift.

Find a better mark to find the rack quicker.

Still trying to figure out how to run faster but felt like a solid run. Way back was a slight false flat and was a little tough. Felt good and ended up being one of if not my fastest 5k ever so can't be dissapointed. I was happy my legs weren't burnt from the hills.

Run faster...if I could.

Grab a water and wait at the finish for the wifey.


Lack of course knowledge, limited strength on the hills, transitions, no run speed, etc, but was very happy with my results. Always room for improvements though.


Very well run race and for a great cause. Would love to have another crack at the bike next year. Very fast field too. Would definitely recommend to anyone looking for a quality race.