Kirkland's Triathlon at Carillon Point - Sprint Course - TriathlonSprint

Swim was alright. I still remember my awful experience at the Olympic at Lake Meridian, where I froze up and had to stop for a minute. Water temp in Lake Washington was 65, and I think I like that a lot. Here, I was cruising the whole time. Probably started slower than I should have, but got in a groove. Couldn't draft off of anybody to save my life, though, and I lost at least 30 seconds running into lateral breaststrokers from the previous two waves. No logic in having 29-and-unders go after the 30-34 women, and the Athena/Clydesdale waves. I'm definitely doing elite wave next year, or nothing.

Nada; huge confidence builder. Definitely could have pressed a lot harder, and will next time, but had to make sure that I was comfortable enough to race without freezing up. Really excited for Black Diamond next weekend.

Time is bad, but the transition was long, and transition zone was huge. Actually got disoriented/lost for 10-15 seconds as I took my wetsuit off. Actually got my suit off pretty quickly too. Probably 20-30 seconds I can lop off with practice, but I'll worry about that in the offseason.

Practice wetsuit stripping, though I was pretty quick nonetheless.

Hilly, hilly, hilly. Really quite fun, too, but way too many people to pass, which frustrated me. Plus, once I started hitting the big hills, I lost my small ring, and had to ride a 54-23 at my easiest, which killed my quads. Nonetheless, I did as well as I could hope. Only 3 minutes off of the best time, and I lost about 10-15 seconds clipping in poorly, at least a half minute because of no small ring, and at least the same dodging people. Very happy.

Handling skills need to improve though :)

Clean my drivetrain better before racing.

Everything went without hitch, though I forgot to take my Garmin off the bike. Only lost 20 seconds off the fastest transition, and I can cut that off if I practice getting my feet out of my shoes quicker. Got my helmet off fine, and my race belt on well.

Practice getting out of shoes before dismount, and remembering to take my Garmin off the bike.

My legs were busted from the hills, and the run course goes uphill for the first half. I felt terrible during this period, and just didn't want to run. Guy I had been biking with killed me, and should've tried following him. Last half mile I could've run A LOT faster; really disappointed with myself for mentally lapsing. Could've/should've moved up one more position in my AG, but just kind of slacked.

I need to train harder paces so I don't hate them when I race, even though I'm capable of them right now.

Walking?


Maybe a lack of sleep and a little dehydation, but that would've been minimal.


Enjoyed the race, but disliked the wave setup enough to move down 4.