Spring Fling Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

This was a seeded "time trial" type of start. I entered 9 minutes for my time and came in under that. I felt like I had a really good swim overall. I did get slowed down on one length waiting for a chance to pass the person in front of me. Other than that, I think I passed 4-6 people and wasn't passed by anyone myself.

Nothing really. Beat my time I had in my head and felt pretty good.

Boy, this needs work. This is my first Swim to Bike transition, so I hadn't ever had to deal with being wet, drying feet, etc. I probably wasted a minute to 90 seconds messing around here.

Move faster and have more of a "plan" with the order of things.

This hilly course is pretty rough in spots for me. The long uphills really take their toll. But being able to hit 30+mph on the descents is wonderful. I felt pretty good through the ride and probably got passed 2-3 times more than I passed others.

I always need more hill training :)

Felt good about this transition time. I didn't really expect to be much faster. Again, this is the first time I've done a sprint in the "regular" order, so it was a new experience. I DID cramp up pretty bad in both calves and was hobbling trying to get going though.

Not cramp. I felt like I spun easy the last mile or so of the bike leg, so maybe it's a nutrition issue.

Terrible run. Just terrible. I cramped getting out of transition in both calves, so my start was weak. Then, the course is just brutal. The first mile or so is uphill, with about half of that being uphill in the sand. UGH! I ended up having to trudge/walk up part of that. Running downhill in the sand really wasn't a lot faster for me, either. Then, the finish is mildly uphill the remaining 3/4 of a mile as well. My target was a sub-11min/mile pace and I fell well short of that.

I don't know. Just soldier on I guess.

Just walked around, hit the restroom, and ate a banana. Then packed up and headed home.


I enjoyed this race and trisportcoaching.com did a pretty good job overall. They even bought 70 pizzas, plus had other food for after! The volunteers and cops at the intersections were all wonderful.