I Swam the Dam, Magrath triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

Hey, I was not the last one out of the lake, so that made me happy. Started good, FC was working, then caught a huge swell, big breath of water, couldn't settle, so switch to backstroke. Sighting was terrible, so I did lots of extra distance. Seriously dizzy when I stood up at end.

practice OWS, relax, practice sighting more.

slow due to dizzyness. plan did work, as no real problems, other than dizzy from swimming

different order, socks/shoes last as it took a long time to be able to stand on one foot.

slow start, still recovering. bike felt good. general downhill on course helped speed. T1/T2 times included in bike, so bike was better than time indicated, as my t1 was real slow

its all good

quick, worked as planned

remember my own hat, so I dont have to borrow a cotton one on race day

run felt good/strong. paced myself off another runner, and yak'd it up with him for entire run. picked up pace for last 2k, with strong finish.

more running less talking sheesh

Eating freezies


practice for raceday itself, don't know how hard to push on bike before run, that will come with practice, but I was too cautious.

Better swimming will make big difference, there is a free 10 minutes to be had


good group putting on the race. Draw prize was won by your truly at start, so I really liked it. Fun race that is pretty easy going, unstressful