Finger Lakes Triathlon - Sprint Distance - TriathlonSprint

I started way outside and got stuck behind some walkers. I probably should start in closer next year. I stuck very close to the bouys, but when I came around my goggles fogged up and I started having a really hard time seeing the shore. I think I probably drifted some, and swam farther than I had to.

Swim faster, and get new goggles with antifog.

Considering I couldn't feel my feet at this point it was OK.

It was hard to warm up at first, and I was passed by some people in my AG. Then I warmed up and started passing them back. I also was having lots of technical difficulties- I couldn't get my Garmin to work (I need to practice the auto multisport function- I tend to press start, not think it started, press start again, which makes it change to the run. On top of this, my cyclocomputer distance function wasn't working, so I had no idea how far I had gone, or how fast.

I was nervous about biking in the wet conditions, but that was OK. I was careful on the corners, but otherwise didn't change what I did.

Bike more, and do more power intervals. Also, PRACTICE WITH THE GOSHDARN GARMIN. And check my electronics before the race. Also, armwarmers would have been really nice. I did put a t-shirt on, which was very smart.

I almost fell dismounting- I was so cold that I couldn't feel my foot when it hit the ground, and I slipped, which made my hip abductors seize up! It was all I could do to hold it together and not fall over, which would have been terribly embarrasing.

Get stretchy laces, and carry an extra hairband on my wrist (I'm going to look like Brett Michaels in my run photos!).

I didn't have my Garmin so I didn't have a good sense of my pace and how hard I was pushing it. I was pretty done by the time I finished, so I'm not sure how much faster I could have gone, but I think that info does help. I passed a fair number of people, including several in my AG.

Train with intervals more often. I've also gained 7 pounds in the past year, which I think is affecting my run times quite a bit. I know I can run faster than this!

Saw husband and kids, send them home, changed, looked unsuccessfully for people I knew, and went home.


Weight, and interval training. My distances were fine, but I think I need to do more speed training to get faster (uh...duh...). I've clearly reached the limits of how fast I can go with a relatively relaxed approach to training :). I also need to swim more this winter.

It looks like my whole AG was a little slower this year (and it's MUCH bigger- from 48 to 60!). I was a little disappointed to go slower than last year, especially with the shorted bike course, but if I did last year's time this year, it would have put me in 8th place. So I think on a relative basis I did pretty much the same.


A great race as always. I just got an email from the RD saying that they are trying to figure out how to reduce the wait for the poor sprint athletes who have to wait until after 9 to start. And people who walk the swim need to stay on the outside so those of us actually swimming don't bump into you. I'm thinking I may switch to the Oly for next year!