St. Anthony's Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

Started to inside of track about 3-4 rows back. Jogged out and started to swim at about waist deep. Was very concerned with keeping my heart rate down throughout. Could have gone out faster, but didn't want to get too tired or too amped up. Did a good job of swimming only as much as I needed to. Stayed to the inside of the course the entire way and hugged the buoys.

In retrospect, could have gone a little harder. I probably would have gained maybe 1 minute total.

Had a great entry into my shoes. The best I've done to date. The run up the beach was about 0.5 miles. Took my time. Again, didn't want to get my heart rate up too high. Took my time in transition. Didn't want to set out on the bike having forgotten anything or in disarray.

Run faster up the beach. Could have saved maybe 30 seconds there.

Not bad overall. May have had a little more push. Happy with my time overall. At about mile 18 I latched on to a guy who passed me and I stayed about 3 bike lengths behind...sometimes closer :)

There was a long stretch of dirt and gravel to run through so I decided to keep my shoes on and unclip. I was worried that going barefoot might ruin my run with sand and grit on my feet. Also, I decided to put on socks for the run, wasn't sure how my feet would react to a 10k barefoot.

Want to get to the point (and shoe) where I can go barefoot.

Hot, hot, hot.

Better preparation. Maybe hydrate better on the bike.

Water, cold towel on neck, ice pack on neck. I was over heating!


Missing workouts the past few months. Unknown race distance. Unsure how to pace and what to expect.


I'll be back. Great venue. Would loved to swim the entire 1500, but all things considered it was a great race.