Got The Nerve? Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

The water was SO cold! I was getting knocked around more than usual, nothing too major except the guy with the snorkel who hit me in the head and someone else swam over me about 5 seconds later. I didn't like that, but I realize that is all part of the sport.

My arms felt very numb from the cold after turning the first corner of the triangle.

Course was slightly changed coming out of the swim because of the mud/swampy areas from the heavy rains. Part of this was going across wet wood/wet fake wood, so I walked these areas as not to slip in the wet and mud from the previous racers.

Figure out how to get into my groove. I didn't feel 'good', really, at any point during the swim.

I would like to learn to get on the bike a bit faster. I just need to practice it.

414th rank for T1

Improve bike mount. Remember to have velcro strap on shoe undone and ready (duh). Get out of wetsuit a bit faster. Overall I was pretty happy with T1.

Overall I was happy with my bike. Didn't appreciate the 2 folks who decided to pass me as we were turning out onto a main road through deep gravel and puddles after coming down a steep hill. The man passed on the left, which was OK and he announced his move, but a youth passed me on the right (at least he, too, announced his move) but I felt very boxed in and uncomfortable, especially given the loose gravel because they passed me at the exact same time, one on either side.

Be just a bit more aggressive passing people. I hate passing a person who seems to be going close to the same speed as me and at times I know this cost me some time.

The lane through transition was very deep mud from the week(s) of rain we had leading up to the event. I ran conservatively through here, not wanting to slip and fall. The rack was also very tightly packed, so I took some extra time racking my bike as not to hit other people's equipment. But after navigating the mud and racking the bike, I was quick about switching shoes and grabbing my hat to head out for the run.

340th rank for T2.

Initially ran longer than I thought I might be able to, legs just sort of went on auto-pilot. Walking breaks were initially pretty short. After the turnaround, I wasn't able to maintain my plan quite as I wanted to. A very nice lady who I was encouraging up the evil 2nd hill on the bike saw me walking and was doing the walk/run sequence with me. It was nice to have someone to run with. Later, a pre-existing knee injury on her part made it very difficult for her run. I felt kind of obligated to keep with her and keep encouraging her like she did for me, and this did slow me down a bit at the end, but the decision was mine and mine alone. I do not fault her at all. She told me to go on ahead but I didn't.

Thankfully my knee was fine during the race but it let me know later that it wasn't very happy!

Run the entire blacktopped road to the finish. Run more! :)

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Little to no run training recently because of my knee issues from January. Not getting into my groove during the swim.


Again, Chris put on a top-notch event. I felt the race was very organized and well run. The volunteers were super, very vocal when giving instructions and also were great at shouting support. Thanks to the state police for their efforts as well. The race grows each year and is truly one of the best races in the area. Competitive field yet balanced with many abilities. And this year there were more vendors and more things for the spectators to do while waiting for their racers.

494/594 overall
131/193 females
27/36 AG
7/16 Athena (which is the group I was registered in)