Pokagon Triathlon Duathlon - TriathlonOlympic

The previous two years the swim was in waves and was a single out and back course. This year was decidedly worse. There was one wave and everyone had to make an immediate right turn. This resulted in confusion and a lot of jostling. The inside portion of the loop along the beach was too shallow and the bottom was churned up pretty good. I was bumping into people most of the way. I had some trouble with navigation and did not enjoy this swim at all. The course length was supposed to be right on distance, but it also included going up a flight of stairs and across a filed to get tot the transition area. I took off my suit on the way up the stairs at a convenient spot where I couls sit down. This was included in my swim time.

Better navigation.

I was quite a bit slower than last year. I wasn't paying attention to speed.

I felt OK but my hamstrings were a little sore and my knees bothered me a little. I'm looking forward to my bike fit on Tuesday. It was a pain going out into the wind and i averaged 18.2 mph. It would be nice to have a tri bike. I may have been the leading road bike without aerobars in the race, but I can't be sure as the course was not a strict out and back. It was nice coming back with the wind and the tri bake advantages were negated. I actually passed a bunch of people on the way back. I wanted t average around 19 mph and pretty much hit this goal.

Bike fit I think is was a problem. I've pretty much eliminated seat discomfort, neck issues, and numb hands, but I've lost power and I had hip pain for the first time on a ride. Maybe I'm just getting older. One thing that was a surprise was my [relatively] new Specialized helmet has large vent slots in the top and I actually got a little sunburned right on the top of my head. I need to keep this in mind as I train this summer.

Not a bad transition. I could have organized my stuff a bit better, but i did OK.

Better organize my transition area.

I had trouble on the run. My hamstrings were tight and I went out a bit too quickly, although I wasn't that fast. This is a very tough run with lots of hills and I don't have ANY hills near where I train. I did pass probably 10-15 people in the run and was only passed by 2, although one of these was in my age group.

Take it easier for the first couple of miles. I thought I was doing this, but I guess not. I was hoping for quite a bit better than this.

I didn't do enough here. At the finish I talked to some friends who were spectators and race volunteers when I should have kept moving. When I finally started walking around my left hip had some shooting pains and my legs cramped up pretty good. I did do my hamstring stretches in the evening and on Sunday I wasn't too sore - not nearly s much as last year. We'll see how I feel tomorrow.


Bike fit and hamstring discomfort, as well as not having any training on hills. I think the run was the hardest because I could not get into a good rhythm with all the ups and downs.


I say the race was too hard, but I'll do it again next year.