White Lake Sprint Triathlon I - TriathlonSprint

I felt really good in the lake and didn't have any problems. I never had to stop swimming and when rounding the buoys I swam with my head up a few strokes but kept my feet in line. I with other people would stop with the damn frog kicks when their head is up. I haven't been kicked yet but makes me nervous. Everything went well but my time was a little disappointing. I was actually faster last year for the swim. I can only guess that it's because I did several more OWS last year before the race and because I had a sleeveless wetsuit. I was also in a large pack for most of the swim so was looking at the other people on either side of me as well as sighting buoys. Last year, I was in the last wave so there were very few people in the water.

Swim more and train more in a wetsuit

I may not swim, bike, or run faster than most but I know how to do transitions! I had my sleeves off by the end of the dock. Remembered to take my goggles and cap off while running this time. I take two stomps on the legs of the suit and then use my thumb to get them over the ankles. Helmet on, grab the bike and start running (again). No socks.

1st place in age group.

1:19 to take a wetsuit off and run in/out of the area... not sure I can get that any faster.

I can into the race a little cocky about the bike. I love riding and have put a lot more time on the bike than I have in the other disciplines. I ran past the line and onto the road before jumping on. Got up to speed pretty quick and put my feet in the shoes. Dropped down to the aerobars, locked it in at 22 and just smiled the whole way. There was so much drafting going on but it's really a race for beginners so it's kinda good for them. The guy drafting me on his TT bike was clearly not a beginner and was starting to piss me off. I did drop him when we got to the smooth section of the road. Loved seeing my cheering section out there on the course. It's better than a gu pack to give you a little extra energy. Went out with just the aero bottle filled with water thinking that would be more than enough for a 14 mile ride. It was ok but I would've drank more if I had it.

Came in almost exactly where I wanted to. I could practice making tighter turns though.

I was already barefoot so just had to rack the bike, take the helmet off, slip on my shoes and grab the hat while running out. I did forget to grab the garmin and switch it to my wrist. I did the same thing at pinehurst so need to figure something out. I remembered it before I left the transition area but 20' away was too far for me to turn around. On a longer race, I probably would've grabbed it.

1st place in age group.

switch the garmin to my wrist!

I wish I knew what pace I was running but I think that would've helped more mentally than physically. No gamin and my watch only had total race time so don't have any splits. I just went by feeling. I always sprint like hell the first quarter mile but can't maintain it. Dropped back a little but held it pretty constant through the end. I did have to sprint past the guy with tree trunks for legs right before the finish. Love, love, love having the tri-warriors at the finish line!

I told Shelly I wanted a <24min run. I got it so I'm really happy with the run too.

Met with the tri-warriors at the finish line while the family and friends came over. Got some chips, cookies and water and just talked with everybody.


I need to work on the swim more. It wasn't a bad swim, but my bike, run and transitions are so good, it looks bad and obviously needs the most work. Super excited about my time and really want to do a longer race before B2B.


As always, setup does a great job organizing things for the racers.