Lake Front Days Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Just found out I was 1st in my AG in the swim. Pretty cool. Didn't know because I went off in the elite wave...this is where "elite" is not cool. I'm a decent swimmer, and when I go AG I can kind of get ahead of the pack. In elite, everyone's pretty good and I got stuck in the pack.

Water left a green scuzz in my tri-suit. It was ripe with flora in this warm year. Nasty.

Swim more. I just haven't put in the swim practice this year, but focused on sprints with swims under 1/2 mile, so it just wasn't that necessary.

Here's where "elite" is cool...reserved spots near the bike out. I prefer not to keep my shoes on the bike, and this way I didn't have to run far in cleats. Moved pretty good through T1. It was raining and my glasses were open and up in my helmet, so already when on inside - ditched them.

Nothing...went pretty smooth.

Felt sluggish for the first third or so. Not sure why...was it deceptively slightly uphill? I don't know. Was really in the groove in the last third.

"Elite" again not good here. I think I like the bike portion of triathlons the best because you actually feel like you're racing. Passing people, getting passed occasionally. It's a constant sensation of speed. In the first elite wave, I passed exactly no one and got passed 3-4 times. Kind of a lonely way to race.

Smooth T2. Excellent moving dismount and slid into running shoes well.

Know The Course! I thought I was near transition so got out of my shoes early....only to find I had almost a half mile to go. Don't think it cost me much, but felt a little stupid.

Good run for me. Always wish I was faster.

Gotta work on the psychology / self talk at this point. It always crosses my mind in the first mile, "Why do I do this stupid stuff?" I need to figure out how to embrace the run portion of the race more.

Walked it off, and grabbed some post-race refreshments.


Currently training for and end of August half marathon. Didn't have my usual focus on this specific race for the last two weeks. Bike less and swim non-existent. Still a decent race and third of the year for me.


This was a well-run race. Organized well. "Announcer guy" added some fun. Good post race food...hot dogs on top of the usual gatorade and bananas.

Would've been even better without the rain.