Memphis in May Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

I felt good going out into the swim. I tried to focus on getting from bouy to bouy. I finally got into a "zone" after I rounded the 2nd bouy. The swim went smooth until I got into the channel and I almost swam into the wall. It was cool because you could hear people cheering while you swam through the channel. I took a shot in the head after I rounded the last bouy that shook me up for a second, but it was short lived. I really thought I was going faster and was hoping to finish the swim around the 27-28 mark.

Maybe go harder on the swim, I tend to want to just get through the swim and stay in a comfortable pace.

long transition for me since I had a low number, my right ankle got caught up in my wetsuit, but it did not really slow me that much.

not much

As soon as I got on the bike, the rain started. There was a headwind for the first 12-14 miles I am guessing and at times it was an all out storm. The rain stung a bit at times as it hit me. I am not a huge fan of riding in the rain, so I was sure to take the turns very carefully. My bike computer did not work, so I was unsure of my speed. All in all, I was just happy to be racing. A friend loaned me a bike on Wed, since mine was stolen that Tuesday, so I was thankful to be out there. The last 11 mile or so, we had a tailwaind which was nice.

1. Lock my garage better so my bike would not get stolen. 2. Maybe a computer would have been nice to see my speeds. 3. I think I could have averaged over 20.

I had trouble getting out of my shoes coming in to T2 and then when I got to my rack, someone had put there bike in my spot. My running shoes were soaked due to the rain, so I went sockless and got out on the course. Bad idea.

bring a bag for my running shoes to be placed.

This sucked for me. AGAIN.I started feeling the blisters at mile 2 and it got extremely worse as I tried to run more. I could see the blodd at around mile 3. I stopped and walked way to much but every step hurt. I think I should have just went with the wet socks, but not sure it would have helped since my feet had been wet for 90 minutes already. I was off the bike at the 1:50 point and I had a chance to get my goal time of 2:45-2:50, but my run wasn;t there. Later we found out the run was long by 1/2 mile, but it is all about the run for me, and need to figure out how to get better.

I need to get mentally tougher on the run. Nothing else to say. Extremely disappointed with it.

grabbed a towel and a drink and found my family, that always helps me feel better. Stood around briefly congratulating friends and then hit the showers.


The thinderstorm did not help, having my bike stolen 5 days prior didn't help and the blisters on my feet did not help! I could have done without any of those.


Loved the new venue. S2F does a great job at putting on a race! Looking forward to next year!