Evergreen Lake Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Felt pretty good on the swim actually..............I know the time isn't always reflective here with the long run up to transition and the slick ramp getting out of the water, but it felt like a good swim to me with the exception of some sighting issues.

Start more to the middle/right - stayed in the mix a while - starting to like that more - but kept getting shoved to the left. Was to the inside of sight bouys on the way out, and it got me in trouble on the way back in going the wrong way on a one way street - was headed straight into the 40-44 wave and had to make a 90 degree right hand turn to avoid getting crushed!

T1 went well - wanted a sub 1 min transition, but again.........this transition area is quite long and had a long run with the bike, so I was on pace for the sub min taking that into consideration.

Not much - seemed to go smooth. One of these days, I'll get brave enough to keep shoes on bike and try the 'jump on bike' method.

not sure where to start on this one. I knew I would be behind Ed and Chris out of the water, and I wasn't going to get Chris, but wanted to get Ed as soon as I could. I spotted Ed heading across the bridge on the way out and put the hammer down. Got him at the 2.5 mark, so I really felt like I was in for a good ride - until Rosen went by like I was sitting still - WTF? Am I really going that slow - looked down at tires to see if I had air pressure - everything looked good? Tried to shake that off and kept pushing against what seemed like a decent headwind. Chris told me that we didn't ride the right course last week, so I was curious what the new one would bring - note: lots of false flats. It seemed like we climbed the whole way out 13+ miles. I just couldn't get any mojo going........legs felt heavy, but I wasn't holding back. The few rough spots of road were very discouraging considering we rode a pretty smooth couse last week. I was passing boat loads of folks, but just didn't feel like it was my best ride by any stretch. I was pushing just to stay above 22 mph for the ride. I knew when I hit the back of the square it would take everything I had to make this happen on the way back. Some smooth roads for a bit, then back to rough spots again. Came back into the park right at 22 mph, but getting out of shoes and speed bumps dropped me to officially 21.9. About .5 mph or better under where I expected to be. Disappointing!

Honestly, I didn't respect this course enough and it got me. It won the mental battle today. That won't happen again!!

Dismount into transition was smooth - getting started on the run needs work.

idk why I insist on standing in front of my bike rack to put my run hat and belt on? Grab it and go stupid!

Run is what it is.

Push myself off the bike - my legs said yes, we're good to go, but mind always acts reserved and holds back - more mental toughnes training to push through this...............idk what it is - work in progress

Met up with T3 cheering section and cheered in Pat, Nick, Chip and Kathy!


Mental Toughness


Again - Tri-Sharks and Tri-Mom Events are First Class - GREAT event and venue!