Johans Tri Fest Olympic Distance Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

I'd only swam 500 yards in the last 2 weeks and my swim was definitely below average. The first half I was having some trouble with getting good deep breaths. The second half I got into a good rhythm and felt nice and relaxed.

After the first few 100 yards, I was pretty much on my own. I sighted every 3-4 strokes and felt this was my best navigating race. I was noticing how far off some people were (usually I'm one of them).

Try to get at least 2 swims a week to keep in swimming shape. I should have been a minute or more faster which would have given me a PR for this race.

I didn't push to be that fast for this transition and I wasn't. I hated the chips for this race that were very large and made it difficult to get the wetsuit off. My transition area (assigned rack) was very sandy and I spent a little time cleaning the sand off my feet. I also was a little slow with my new shoes.

Maybe practice the night before?

I just had a bike fit 3 days before with 175mm crank arms replacing the 170mm arms I had. I felt a bit more pressure on my knees, but in general, I felt much more efficient. I was bout 0.9 mph faster than my last race in may but was MUCH fresher for the run.

My strategy to not kill myself on the bike worked out well. Besides a better bike and more training with the new bike fit, I wouldn't change anything.

Pretty smooth transition.

Nothing.

I felt the best I've felt in a long time on the run. My knees were a bit sore, but manageable. I kept a pretty consistent pace and all but the 6th mile were under 8 minutes.

Just did some walking around.


Nice race. This was my 3rd year.