Pat Griskus Olympic Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

Felt like I could not breath after the first 1/4 mile, had to catch my breath and burp a few times, something wasnt right b/c I would have attacked more on the swim.

Watch my breakfast, I think that is what made me feel like crap during the swim even though it was 2 hours before race time.

The T area was awful when it came to rocks and stuff so running at full speed was difficult.

I took my time b/c I was starting to feel a little sick. I thought it was just catching my bearings from the swim to the bike.

Got sick and threw up at about mile 12. Not sure if I over-hydrated or something just wasnt sitting well with me.

Watch my food and water/liquid intake.

Really slowed down everything trying to catch up to myself.

Not throw up on the bike.

My run struggled because I did not have any calories in me at that point. I stopped at the first aid stationa and drank some gatorade and water but then cramped up. I ended up walking past every aid station to take a sip of something.

Not throw up on the bike.

I had been going so slow on the run that it was like a warm down.


It was a good local race that brought together a lot of racers for the regional area. The course is difficult but Iwould have enjoyed it more if I didnt blow up on the bike. I would def do this race again and would recomend it to others.