Tradewind Triathlon at Kaneohe Bay - TriathlonSprint

The water was really murky, I could barely see a few feet in front. It was an open water start, and I treaded water for about five minutes before I heard the bang. There was no count down, they started the race with a bang and it caught majority off guard including myself. Start area was big, so there wasn't much crowding in the beginning like most swims. Waves were non-existent so sighting wasn't a that big of a problem, although I always have trouble sighting.

practice swimming and SIGHTING!!!

The transition area was right next to the water so there wasn't much of a run into the transition. Transition area was concrete so I didn't have to wash down my feet. Belt on, helmet on, shades on, and I was out of there.

Never did a bike course with so much turns, I felt like I was prepping for a turn every minute. There were strong headwinds and a pretty good hill. The entrance to the second lap was covered with nothing but potholes and cracks in the ground. I missed the entrance to the second lap, like I said before the bike course was confusing. After I missed the second lap, I came to a complete stop and back tracked to the entrance which ruined my cadence and pace. When I first saw my bike time, I was in shock of how slow I went, but after looking at everyone elses bike times, I wasn't the only one. The fastest biker averages 22.6, so my 19.6 is in perspective since I usually average 2-3 mph slower than the bike leaders.

Course maps weren't available prior to event... which was really weird. Usually I ride the course before the race but wasn't able to for this one.

This race had two separate transition areas which was interesting. The helpers were on it as well. It looked like it went smooth.

Didn't expect hills so when I saw that the run course had hills, I thought I was in for big trouble. I was surprised that I ran a 7:08 pace with all those hills and turns. Running is my achilles heel and I was in shock that nobody passed me on the run. After seeing the guy in front of my walk up the last hill, I did the same. That hill had to be the steepest hill in a race I ever saw.

train running hills.

drink 10 cups of water/gatorade.


not knowing the course


toughest sprint tri in oahu in my opinion.