J hawk latebird - TriathlonSprint

My goal was 12:00, did it in 11:22. Got caught up a few times with another racer, but ended up passing the guy back who passed me and I passed the third guy early. One goal was to swim the whole thing freestyle, no backstroke, and that happened! Not a great swim, but better than ever.

Keep training, keep training, keep training. If I'm ever going to be good at Tri's I'll need to be much better in this area, I get slayed by others and can't make up all the time in the other legs.

Smooth. Wouldn't change a thing.

Nothing,this was very smooth.

Really enjoyed this. I love this bike and this ride. My stomach just killed me for the first 5 miles and my breathing was heavy. I guess it was the cold weather and too much Nitro?

Couldn't catch the right gear off the first hill, which cost me some momentum and 10-15 seconds early. Stay to the right, got corrected by a better cyclist- sorry, I was wrong! Keep training outside, which will be hard in N.Illinois for the next 6 months!

Felt like a good transition, I could have run with my bike, but with those shoes on it is tough. I'm pretty happy.

Not much, I'm not sure?

I've been really working on this and it helped. My goal was to win this part of the event in my group- didn't happen. However, I felt better during this 5k than any other, bar one. Enjoyed the run and cut 5:00 from the last time I was here (5 months ago).

I ran with only socks and that was a good decision for me. I would push a tad harder earlier, but hopefully that will happen with more training. I felt good, had a great start and finish.

Walked and rested.


Not being a great swimmer, I must get better here. My own self, but I am happy. I could eat healthier and work harder. Again, this is great progess. My first tri was here with a time of 1:52, now here I am back 5 months later with a time of 1:27, that's awesome! I'm proud of me, and I'mgetting better.


My mom was here at a race for the first time which made this even more special. My wife supported me again which I treasure. I thought with this time I'd be a top 5 finisher in my group, but the field increased from 12 participants to 36 in 5 months. Everybody is feeling the Tri, and that is a great thing for this nation, it just made me sad not to get a medal! I want a medal! Great day, love Wisconsin, thank you God!