Heart of the Rockies Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

Waited for everyone else to go in to avoid the washing machine. Managed to get comfortable much faster than previous swims. Was bilateral breathing on way back, and catching the occasional draft. Had some problems sighting on the way out due to distance and had to stop a couple of times.
Still slow compared to top guys but aim was to relax, and I think I achieved this.

Possibly longer warm up as seemed to get stronger the longer I was going.

Easy run from beach into transition. Took wetsuit off before getting on helmet and sunglasses. Grabbed bike and off I went.

Nothing really

Started up big hill. Managed to settle in pretty well and seemed to reach Sprint turnaround pretty quickly. A little while after that saddle didn't feel right. Turns out it was loose and tilting backwards. Final 1-2 km all downhill and took it easy to try and improve run transition.
Lower back sore from tilted saddle position.
T1 and T2 times included on the bike.

Check bike bolts the night before!

Changed shoes to Asics the night before as found pressure point wih normal race shoes. Slipped on easy but took a little longer to secure laces.

Practise with Asics shoes

Found first 2-3 km hard. Wasn't sure whether it was the effort on the bike, or the heat. After about 5km started to ease into it and felt great for the last 2km.

Practise more transition running. Check out course before running it.

Walked around transition area for about 10-15 minutes. Drank about 1/2 litre Heed. Went for cool down and wash in lake. Played with Emily in park.


Swim, as usual. Not sure if saddle actually slowed me down but definitely didn't help. Lack of sleep and stress at work the week before.


Enjoyed my day, especially as a couple of days previously I didn't think I'd have a good day at all.