Jordanelle Triathlon - Sprint - TriathlonSprint

I was SUPER comfy in the water ahead of time, goofing around and dancing in the water. Then the halfway into the first leg of the swim I started having issues sighting. It's like I can't get my head high enough to see. Then the arching and straining of my neck starts to cause me to tense up and hunch my shoulders. The second leg was THE WORSE!!! The buoy was turned into a shadow by the sun, a shadow that simply blended into the bank on the other side. ERGH!! I actually had to ask a kayaker to point out where the buoy was because I (and another lady next to me) could NOT see it!!

Practice sighting more, and relaxing the shoulders.

I waited until the last minute to get my cap and goggles off... WHY? I've never done that before... no clue...
I did have a little issue getting my wetsuit off, finally once sat down it was much easier.

See above!!

Went great! I even chicked a few guys!!! Probably only had maybe 3 or 4 Oly's Racers pass me on the second half.
The first half felt a little harder than the last time I did this race. There may have been a slight headwind, who knows.
Kind of got freaked out on the downhill when I swore I heard something fall off my bike. Figured it was probably my cadence sensor that won't stay still, but when I looked down it was there. Later realized it was my reflector off of my rear tire.
There was some congestion at the dismount area so I ended up dismounting about 5 to 6 ft further back than I would've liked.

nothing much... I rock the bike (or so I like to think so)
I think next may be learning to get out of my shoes before I dismount.

I've got to give-up on the socks... second race where I think I'll try to put them on then toss 'em to the side.

I've got to figure out what is going on that I get abdominal cramping and pain when I run. I'm sure it's a nutritional issue. I thought that this time it might be that I started a honey gel on the run out, then went about 5 minutes before I hit the aid station where I could get water to wash it down. I also think it might have helped had I gone to the bathroom (but I wasn't about to take that time). Pretty disappointed about my run because it's three minutes longer than the last time and it's pretty much what cost me 3rd place. If I had at least done as well as the last time on the course, I would've placed. :(

Need to run more. If I don't get running (and doing more bricks) there is NO WAY I'm going to do anything respectful come the olympic in three weeks.

Drank some water, ate a banana, ate some oranges and hung around w/ "the gang".


Perhaps training. Definitely nutrition and gastric system. I was hopeful to take at least 10 minutes off my time in this race (it's been two years) I guess I've got to be realistic. 1) That year I did a TON of running in comparison and 2) I'm still having a few issues w/ rehabing my knee (it was noticeably hurting afterwards) So I suppose to take 5 minutes off will have to suffice. Maybe next time I'll place ;)


REALLY wish they would start this race earlier in the morning. Also hope that they change the direction of the swim back to clockwise (how it was last time I raced it). Spotting that buoy in the sun is REALLY hard. As well, seems like the food available at the end was kind of limited (bagels, oranges, and bananas) Maybe it's because I LOVE grapes ;)
Perhaps I'll do it again in another two years.