Gateway To the Bay Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

Really need to work on swimming efficiency. I ended up using single-sided breathing on every left hand stroke which worked out fine. Also need to continue working on siting since I was going off course quite a bit, especially in the beginning. Overall a descent swim for me though and I proved to myself I can swim the distance and be fine for the rest of the event.

Work on swimming efficiency with a coach.

Wetsuit strippers were a nice surprise since no one mentioned they would be there. It was quite a long jog from the swim exit to the transition and I ran the whole way to the transition.

Nothing, good transition.

When the bike started I though I was going to be in trouble. I decided to try having my shoes already clipped in and it didn't go as planned. Because of people having trouble clipping in had to hit the brakes and lost a shoe so I had to run back and get it. Then when I went to shift into the big ring my chain came off, so I had to stop and put it back on. Then it was hammer time, I came out swinging and never slowed down. Was putting up a good pace into the head and crosswinds, then when I made the turn around on 146, I put the hammer down and average 25mph on the way back in.

Practice more with shoes already clipped in.

Forgot to take my helmet off and had to run back to the rack, then I had to pee before I started running so I hit up the port-a-potty.

Don't forget to take the helmet off and pee before the race starts

Started off with a good pace, first two miles were at 8:15, but then started to call off quickly. My quads felt like they were about to explode and it had me rethinking my hammering down on the bike. But I met my overall goal which was to beat 9:30 miles so I can't complain. The bridge at the end killed and I wasn't able to use the downhill as much as I should have been able to.

Hill work on the Kemah bridge to strengthen my legs.

Relaxed with some water and honey milk and waited on a friend to finish.


Quads were about to explode on the run, so I need more brick workouts at the race distance. Need to get more efficient on the swim if I want to be competitive.


Great race and very well organized. I didn't expect the boat start to happen on time and it didn't. The course was fun and fast, the volunteers were excellent and every intersection had police officers. Aaron did a great job and I look forward to running this event again next year.