City of Santa Fe Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

This was a reverse tri - so, the swim was the last leg. My legs felt more tired than usual - so, I concentrated on stretching out my stroke and breathing (I was able to maintain bi-lateral breathing). I got hung up a few times trying to pass - but, nothing serious.

Nothing.

This was a reverse tri - so, T1 was a RUN to BIKE transition.

Nothing real major to report I had a bit of difficulty finding my bike - everything else was pretty standard (for me): put on helmet, turned my race belt so the number was in the back, kicked off running shoes, put on bike shoes, ate a GU, and took a couple of swigs from my transition water bottle.

(This timing split is based on my Garmin 310XT - as the race timing gave only a combined T1-BIKE-T2 timing split.)

Pay more attention to where my stuff is racked!

My fastest bike yet!! The new bike (Cervelo S1) was a joy to ride. While driving the course the night before I was a bit worried about some of the hills. However, during the race, I seemed to be cresting the hills at the point where I just began to start "feeling the hill" in my legs - so, it all seemed to work out. I probably spent about 50% of my time on the drops and 50% of my time on the hoods.

(This timing split is based on my Garmin 310XT - as the race timing gave only a combined T1-BIKE-T2 timing split.)

Overall I was very pleased with my bike leg. However, I think there is still room for improvement here (more speed work in training? more time on the drops? Aerobars?)

This was a reverse tri - so, T2 was a BIKE to SWIM transition.

Again, more difficulty finding my rack spot - even more of an issue on this transition that it was in T2. Everything else was pretty standard (for me): remove helmet, gloves, glasses, race-belt, shoes, socks and ( even though I was wearing a tri-top) I removed my top and HRM (they felt "weird" to me swimming in them at my last tri). I took a few more swigs from my transition water bottle and headed out for the swim.

(This timing split is based on my Garmin 310XT - as the race timing gave only a combined T1-BIKE-T2 timing split.)

Pay more attention to where my stuff is racked! Also, tell my wife that taking pictures of me running with my shirt off are strictly prohibited (Yikes!! Can you say "Bad Naked"?)

This is my worst event. I feel good for how I managed my race (good constant heart rate) and avoided the temptation to "catch" a few friends I saw ahead of me (I eventually passed them during the run, but I did it racing "my race").

The end of the run leg was a bit of a mental challenge for me... once you cross the timing mat and get that "I finished the run" feeling - you still had to run up a short steep hill to get to transition! Uggh!

I feel like I managed my heart rate pretty well - so, for my level of running fitness, I did fine on this race. More interval training is needed to get me to the next level.

Hugged my wife, drank some fluids, ate a banana and a cliff bar, and cheered my friends on to the finish!


You get what you put into it - so, I'd have to say "amount of training".


The race was well marked, organized, and fun!

I had several friends racing their first triathlon with me this day. It was so much fun racing with them. They each put in a lot of hard work and had great results. I am proud of them and happy I could share the experience with them.