Phillips Chain of Lakes Tri - TriathlonSprint

Water was fairly calm, but pitch black due to the tannin. I was used to it from the last two years so no issue. Went off right when the gun sounded with the other people in my wave. Started harder than I normally would and got jostled some. Told myself to breathe long and kept going at that pace. Siting was good, kept right at the buoy line which worked well. Stayed with most of the people in my wave and no one seemed to catch me.

Nothing and can't believe I'm saying that!

Overall, a minute better than last year!

Not have to sit down to put on my socks.

Goal was to go hard as I could for the whole thing. Occasionally I looked at the JOULE to make sure I was staying true to the effort. If not, pushed harder and there were a few times where I said “get moving”….. Legs were burning a lot of the race and I wasn’t sure how that would work on the run, but figured I would cross that bridge later. Avg Watts=148, Avg HR=158. . Since the swim was so short, I had zero stomach issues like in longer races which helped a lot. Spent 90% of the time aero. Rode the Seven.

Even though I was in Wave 2 I passed quite a few people. No women passed me, but three guys did, one with a darn disc wheel.

Drank about 15oz of water on the ride.



Get a better feel for when to push hard up a hill and when to spin up it. I think in Sprints I should push harder, but not sure.

First time I have ever been below a minute. I think I got a boost when I dismounted. RD told me I was the third woman off the bike.

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I turned on my GPS and never looked at it. I’ve only run xc courses this whole season and did this same course the last two years so at least knew what to expect. I ran as hard as I could in the areas that were guaranteed flat and tried to shorten my stride on the grass. Twisted the left ankle once and the right ankle once, but neither affected the effort. I think I did the best I could given the terrain and my current run fitness level. It isn’t where I want it to be, but am not worrying about it until after my IM. Bigger fish to fry!

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Packed up my stuff, stuck it in the car and went to do my additional one hour scheduled ride. Rode the bike course a second time at an easier pace. By the time I got finished they were handing out the awards. Got my #1 AG canoe paddle trophy and headed home.

When you do small races it is easier to place that is for sure. The good news is I beat 75% of the women and 70% of the men that showed up!


Overall very happy with this execution both mentally and physically. I wanted a CR again this year and got it by 4 minutes throug a better swim, transitions and bike. Lost some on the run, but not suprised given the rehab and rebuild.


This race is in its third year and each year it gets better. This time we had chips, huge buoys for siting and more closed roads. I would definitely recommend this small town race.