amica Niantic bay triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Much better than expected. Found a fast buddy and sailed around.

Worn shaded goggles, been a bit more agressive, crank through the last tenth.

Did not go out barefooted, turned out to be a smart plan.

Work much harder to develop leg strength going through the transition.

Worried too much about the drafting issue, particularly given the marshall tailing us so often... pace wasn't bad, but could have been a lot better based on the training rides. Also, my speedo was OOC for the ride, which made it tough to guage how fast we were going.

Worry less about the draft and more about my own pace.

Went well apart from the hill we had to slide down. Should have stayed in shoes and unclipped.

Stay in the shoes on down hill dismounts, use socks.

Didn't realize I was that quick. Felt slower, but consistent. Bottom line, this saved my bacon. I need to work more on getting successfully between bike and run without gassing my thighs.

Practice for longer periods of time.

Cream-sicle and a bottle of water. Standing on de beach with friends.


Lack of proper nutrition, not nearly as much training as I could have brought to the table.


Excellent preparation, everything went extremely smoothly from check-in to finish line. My only gripe is on the bike section from dismount going in to T2. The downhill run is simply not very friendly, but in the end we all ran the same course. Can't wait for this one next year.