Rumpus in Bumpass International - TriathlonOlympic

I felt good in the water, but it was choppy and I wanted to enjoy and not kill myself. Cold Water. Raining. There definitely was a current, and it was windy. I thought I was swimming well, I felt good, but I wasn't pushing this swim hard enough. I found out that other racers had longer than expected swim times. Water got pretty choppy.

I could have swam harder.

I still put my shoes on in T1. I think I should work on this for shorter races. But I still blow past people in the first 1/2 mile of the bike that are still trying to get their shoes on.
I felt lost here. Haven't done this in a while, and hadn't really thought about it going into the race. Need to practice this.

See above

Rainy, Windy, Ride. I really didn't push this at all for the 1st lap. I didn't really feel warm. My arms starting getting a little cold on the 2nd lap. The rain didn't bother me, but I just didn't have it in me to push through the wind. Dissapointed with this part of the race.

I can race harder, but it wasn't worth it considering the conditions.

Still not all that good. I got passed by too many people here.

Practice

PR for this distance. Rain pretty much stopped when I was running. I was a little shocked at some of my paces. The loops included some nice muddy sections through the trees on a trail and finished running in the grass.

Keep on training.

Waited for Lisa for just a few minutes and cheered her on. Changed clothes, got some food, and hung out in the FeXY tent until I got to see Lisa accept her 1st place Age Group Award.


Rain, mental preparation.


Great early season race. My head wasn't all in it with the bad weather. Great for getting rid of the cobwebs and getting my head, body, and gear ready for a big race season.