Indianapolis Sprint Triathlon Series #1 - TriathlonSprint

I'll be honest...given all the issues I've had recently and the doctor calling me on Friday to ask me not to race the Tri - I was a little scared of what he thought could happen...and he alluded to heart valve issues....So even though I went against doctors orders and raced I was scared of what if he was right...So to help calm those fears - I really took the swim very very slow to keep the heart rate down and not cause any issues while in the water...I wasn't sure if I would be able to get someones attention if I had a problem...and if not...the obvious would be I'd go under the water.....that's not a pleasant thought!

Not have the fear of being in trouble in the water - be 100% healthy and have swam more often...since it had been 2 weeks or so since I'd really been in the pool due to illness. So, not much I could do differently given my constraints.

I wasn't too terrible concerned about transition time since my swim sucked so bad. I actually sat down on the ground..haha....

I need to care more about transition time...I was pathetic...haha

This was a pretty good ride for me considering all the rain and caution needed to navigate around that issue. I felt pretty strong...my HR was 170-172 most the bike ride so I was pushing it pretty good. I never run this high on training rides so the race mode was full bore!!! I didn't think much about the effort I just wanted to attack the hills and pass the next person. I improved 1.6mph over last year when it was dry...I'm happy with the improvement

Train more - more hills - more HTFU

I had a little trouble again clipping in the bike on the start with the right leg...same issue as last year...I think being in a rush and adrenaline fuel this problem.

concentrate on transitions...I need to actually practice these more....and care more..haha

I'm not gunna biatch too much about the run...It sucked for me...but I hadn't trained much in 3 weeks and this was the first brick this season....So it was what it was...I'm happy with the overall performance in comparison to last time, but in my heart I should have taken off another minute per mile....or at least that's what my head thinks and past training before I got sick would indicate..dunno

nothing...I'm happy with the effort and circumstance I was under...Hell, I went against doctors orders on this one..haha

Chatted with friends at the finish line - no real warm-down....at and drank some!!! the had chocolate milk which made me very happy!


My performance was limited by inconsistent training over the last few months and recently having 3 weeks off due to the last time of coughing blood....I won't complain...I did the best I could given the circumstances.


This race was very special to me - not because of my performance but because of the friends that surrounded me. Having the MMMer's there was awesome - getting to race with Hilde was awesome!!! And meeting Tammy at the finish line was awesome! These people have such great work ethic and have inspired me over the last year that it was just too cool to have them physically there!!! Hilde, Tammy, Kati, Brad, Jonathon, Neil, Aneatria, William - it was awesome to share the finish line experience with you guys...This race will be very memorable for me because of the friendships and time shared!!! Thanks Gang.