Columbia Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

Got bumped around a bit at the start. It took until the turn around to get into a rhythm. Really felt good about overall time as it was 5 minutes faster than my last olympic distance tri.

Go harder on the second half

I must have fallen asleep in transition. Forgot my sunglasses on my way out and went back to get them. Big waste of time.

move faster

This is where my day got difficult. First, my bike computer never worked. Then, I crashed at the first roundabout. Went down pretty hard, and right in front of relatives. While I got right up, it took me awhile to get my wheels spinning again and my handlebars needed some adjustment. Probably lost about 4 minutes. Took it pretty conservative the rest of the bike. Just glad that my day wasn't over.

Stay upright!

Felt ok during transition. Took a big drink of gatorade before heading out.

Need to work on going faster.

Knew that I still had a chance of beating my goal of 2:45. Felt ok up the first hill and through the park. I started to feel my legs tightening as I got into the hills in the neighborhood. Right about mile 4 had cramps in both hamstrings - sent me crumbling to the ground. Got nice words of encouragement from other racers. After a minute or so, decided that quickest way home was to get up and go. Amazingly, after about quarter of mile, my legs felt good again and was able to really push for last 2 miles.

Maybe drink more on the bike. Not too sure.

Got some water and a blanket and hung out with my kids while I waited for my wife to finish the race.


Will definitely do it again