St. Anthony's Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

Man now I know it feels to get stuck in a washing machine at full cycle. The first 600 yards were brutal me . Against the current and over the waves made the effort incredible. Everytime I sighted was a disappointment. After the turn it was a bit better. Thank God I could breathe bilaterally or else I would have drank a ton of water. The last section was easire since the current / waves were helping but by this point my arms were tired. Also felt some impingement in my right shoulder almost from the start of the swim.

I need to try and simulate rough OW swimming. I've never swum in waters like that. I wasnt panicking just could get my rhythm.

I clearly was spent getting out of the water. I couldnt get any speed jogging into transition. Even worse I couldnt reach back and unzip my wetsuit. Once I did unzip, before reaching my bike, the suit came off quickly. I thought the time would have been better. Certainly under 3 min.

Not running in made the diffence in time. Everyhting else went pretty smooth.

The course was different than last year and I was trying to anticipate what was next. This was a great improvement for me from last year BUT I received a drafting penaly!!. I really wasnt drafting at all which is why this hurts. I guess everyone says this but I wont waste time on this. The bike was great and it's my favorite leg of the race.

Not penalized. Pray for global warming so we can ride earlier in the NE without freezing temps (just kidding, for you greenpeace folks).

Considering I had to rack my bike, remove my helmet and glasses and put on my shoes and hat, this transition took longer than expected. I purposely had my race belt on under my wetsuit so I wouldnt have to do it during the transition. WTF everything in this race from getting here to finishing it was Crazy Weird.

Kept telling myself I was too slow on the run....glad I did cause I think it really helped speed things up. I was hoping for an 8:20 pace but glad it was under 9. My throat was burning between the salt water I drank in the swim and the gatorade. First race this year and I have a lot of work to do. I am clearly not in the shape I wanted be in.

Better training schedule.

Best part of the race is the warm down. BEER, FOOD, BEER and FOOD Yep that about covers it. Oh and BEER.


Winters in NJ, Better training schedule.


I clearly did better than last year, but I was hoping for a little more...Next year maybe!. Also had a great at the after party with the BT-ers, great group had a lot fun....Thanks Guys!