Kerr Lake Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

I feel pretty good about the swim considering it was the longest continuous swim I'd ever done, in a pool or in open water. I started to feel a bit tired coming into the last third of the swim but pushed through.

Improve navigation. I love training in the pool, but training in open water would let me improve navigation and get used to swimming in choppier water.

Dried off the feet, went sockless so just had to strap on the shoes, and grabbed my helmet. I already had my GU taped to the frame and water in the bike. I accidentally knocked the guy's helmet next to me off his bike, so I walked around and put it back where it was.

I should eventually learn to do a running start with shoes already in the pedals, but for now I feel good about my T1.

As expected, I got thoroughly dominated by the bike portion. This leg is the one I trained for the least, so I was only hoping to make it through, not to impress. I'm actually kind of happy with how I worked the gears and kept focus. Biking is definitely my weakness - I just need more time in the saddle.

Train a LOT more, improve gear shifting, possibly consume another GU

The one thing I did leading up to the race was practice slipping my shoes off while they're on the pedals and dismounting. I had a flawless dismount which definitely reduced my T2 time. I ran without socks and have drawstring shoelaces, so I just had to rack my bike, shove my feet in my shoes, and lose the helmet.

Nothing

This was the longest I'd run since the Tar Heel 10 miler a few months ago, so I was curious to see how I felt. Turns out, the run felt pretty good and I would have been exhausted regardless. I may have gone out slightly too fast, but I passed a good number of people and didn't walk. Water at every aid station (there could have been 1-2 more on the course) and willed my way to the end.

Train a bit more in heat, wear a hat

Ate a few oranges, drank lots of water, sat in the lake for a while. There was a custom sub sandwich station available, but they only offered ham, so I skipped it and ate at home.


Lack of bike time


I'd definitely do this race again. Well organize, very good course, close to home.