2010 Mountain Lakes Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Really shallow going out and coming in. Had to practically wade the last 50ft or so to shore, slowing my time. Ran over a few people on the way out, but tried to watch out.

Go harder!

Ran up to the transition. Shoes were open and ready for me. Threw them on. Then helmet and sunglasses. Ran to mount line. Had trouble clipping into my left pedal - about a 5 sec delay.

Nothing really. Maybe work on sprinting out of the water. I seemed pretty out of breath after the run up to transition.

Pace seemed too fast at some points, but I know that I could have pushed through it. I think it felt too fast because I didn't do any sprint work during the week before the race like normal. 2nd sprint race with a 20+mph bike avg - I'm pleased my speed is steadily increasing.

Pushed harder through the slight downhill portions where I coasted. I tried not to coast below 20mph, but if I was pedaling during that time, I would have had a better overall average.

My legs felt like lead for the first mile and a half. Because my legs seemed to loosen up right at the turn around, I'm not sure if it's entirely physical - it may be a mental thing as well. One thing for sure, many more bike/run bricks would help that.

I need to work on my bike-to-run bricks A LOT. I also need to race in ONLY running socks - the socks I used were not bad, but they still tore a quarter-sized spot of skin off my heal. Running socks are worth the investment.

Walked around and talked. Sat with my girlfriend in the AC and ate the post-race food.


The week-before sprint training I normally do. Not enough bike-to-run bricks.


Very fun race. Definitely coming back to race next year!