Steelman Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

Swim training has been lacking this summer, and with no wetsuit, I decided to just go easy on the swim. I completed the swim at an easy, comfortable pace. This made for a kind of slow swim, but I left the water feeling fresh for the bike & run.

I felt like I swam straighter than I often do in tri's - I seemed to have less need for course correction than I often do, so that was a bounus. I also managed to catch a couple of good drafts during the swim.

Do more swim training so I can go a little harder on the swim

Good T1. I opted not to try shoes on the bike for this race because I heard there was a steep hill out of transition. Turns out there was enough flat road before the hill starts that it probably would have been okay. Maybe next time!

Overall a pretty efficient transition. Next race I may try to mount with shoes on the bike...

Used the PM & HR to pace the bike. I think I could have gone a little harder and been fine for the run. Since bike training has not been as strong as I would like, I held back a bit on the bike.

Do some more accurate field testing to more accurately define HR & power zones for racing. I definitely could have pushed the bike a little harder.

Not a bad transition. I took a little longer than I probably needed to, but overall pretty happy.

I felt like I had a solid run. Again, I probably could have pushed a bit harder early in the run, but held back a bit for the last half. Felt good to finish the run with a sub-9:00 min/mile pace.

Push a little harder, learn to run through aid stations, or take shorter walk breaks.

Nice iced towels and shower station at the end of the race!


Limited swim & bike training, holding back when I should have pushed...


This was a really well run race, and definitely one I would do again!