Keuka Lake Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

The swim went about as I was hoping. There were a lot of people in our wave, and I tried to position myself towards the front of the group, a little to the right. Sprinted to the first buoy and then got into a good rythm with a few of the AG in the wave. Caught a bunch of people in the wave in front of us, which made for a little difficult maneuvering, but overall, I was really happy to be out as fast as I was. First ever OWS, so I was really pleased.

Just train more for OWS. In the pool I can hold around a 1:25/100 yds for a while, so I just need more experience in racing. Only got off track once, and got right back on.

It was probably 75m from the swim exit to the transition, so my T1 was probably a little slower, and my swim a little faster. The water was pretty cold so I had a hard time getting by breath, but I got the suit off, shoes on, helmet on, and off I went. Saw my wife so I quickly stopped to see how I did on the swim.

Not stop to see wife. Not wear socks. Run from swim exit to bike.

Shortly into my ride, like less than 1 mi. I realized that I had lost my computer, and had no idea of how fast I was going or how far I had gone. That was not ideal. I had been on the course once before in a training ride, and knew roughly where I could go fast and where I just had to bite the bullet and spin. My training cadence was somewhere in the 85-95 range, so I tried to feel my way into that and it turned out pretty well. I flew down the hill into Branchport, then crawled my way back up it. That was what really killed me.

I need to work on hills a lot more, and it couldn't hurt to drop another 30 lbs. or so. Gravity's a bitch. I should also make sure I tape the computer on so it can't fall off in T1 or whenever I lost it. In the end, this is my first tri, so I'll take it.

This didn't feel this slow, but I guess the chip doesn't lie. Took a few extra seconds to drink some more fluids and slam a hammer cause the sun was coming out and it was getting warm in a hurry. The natural insulation that helped so much on the swim would now be my nemisis.

Go faster.

Let me start by saying that I SUCK at running. I've always sucked at running, and chances are good that I will continue to suck at running for the forseeable future. My form is so bad that my foot strikes end up chopping my breath, and getting my heart rate up. I decided in training that I would use a run/walk combo until I can learn how to run correctly and drop that next 30 lbs. I would run for 3 mins, then walk for 30 secs to get myself back to where I can run again. This worked pretty well, but I lost a TON of time in my group to people who ran the whole thing...good for them! This is really where I lost a lot of time on the overall.

Gotta train more. I didn't feel exhausted coming off the run, but doing more bricks can only help. If I can get these miles down under 10 mins, I would be pleased. I gotta work on my form too.

Sat around and stretched, drank water, and grabbed some lunch at the cafeteria. They had a really nice spread. Thanks to all the volunteers!


My weight, lack of run training, and probably some more time on the bike...but ultimately my weight. Started training in February at 304. Got down to 280 by race day, but I need to lose a lot more if I want to gain speed on the bike and run.


For my first triathlon, I was very happy. The race course was really nice, and the transition had plenty of room. Starting 10-15 mins late was a bit of a bummer, but other than that, a great race. Looking forward to doing it next year and improving!