Land Between the Lakes Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

First OWS. About halfway along the first leg I was hyperventilating. The water was cold. I could not exhale underwater. I got ran over by someone doing the backstroke from my right side to my left. Rounded the first buoy and started to panic as I could not breath. Flipped to my back. Had a hard time breathing and almost reached for my cap as that was the sign for help. Decided to fight through it. Did the rest of the swim alternating between back strokes and front crawl as I could.

Acclimate to the water first. Need to slow down and take my time. Focus on steady breathing.

Transition area was a in a muddy grassy field. The bike in\out was an muddy uphill path. Mud filled my shoes. Overall transition was not bad. I brought a large bin to keep everything dry and a dishpan to wash my feet which was nice due to the grass that got on them.

Can't think of much other then work on transitioning faster.

There was a south wind which made the first leg fast. I kept up a good pace, passed some people and got passed myself. Did well on the hills by downshifting. Saw a lot of people fight through higher gears. The south stretches were tough with the wind.1

More training. Increase leg endurance.

Transition went well.

Try to keep working on leaving shoes on but that would have made a mess of my socks with the mud.

Kept a steady pace. Legs felt good and solid during the first part of the run. Could get get any speed out. Was a lonely run and hard to keep focused with the constant curving gravel roads. Still have fun though.

More training.

Walked a short while and grabbed some juice and a snack.


Lack of training.


Being my second race I enjoyed it. And it really helped me to focus on what I need to work on for Buffalo.