IronBruin Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

It felt extremely long - especially after a run/bike/run... but I did it.

Practice as usual.

T1 was actually Run to Bike.

Speed up.

That was a fun but challenging bike portion. The first time down Bruin Hill I was flying. The second and third time I had to slow down because we weren't allowed to pass. I nearly crashed as I made it down from the North Campus the first time. The girl didn't hold up the TURN RIGHT sign soon enough and I was going to go right by her. Thank goodness my breaks worked because I slammed hard on them - then nearly toppled over because I was snapped in. The guy behind me almost crashed too as he was following me down. That would have been a disaster!

Other than that, I didn't push it. I could have done this course way faster. At least ten minutes faster really. I could have pushed the hill climb because I felt good, but really wanted to take it easy. I also could have pushed the downhill as well but was holding back a little due to unexpected potholes, speedbumps and crap like that.

Although my time didn't reflect it, I think the bike portion felt like a breeze and my RPE was like 4/10 or 5/10 throughout.

Go for it!

This was actually bike to run/swim transition. Yeah, it doesn't make sense. But it was a RUN/BIKE/RUN/SWIM event and the official times reflect this...

During this transition I did some stretching. I felt a cramp coming along and stretched out my calves, struggled with my running shoes, then made my way up the hill... my hurting ankle really didn't help - especially after the bike. It was stiff. I limped most of the start and it loosened up and I was able to run/walk it.

Go faster? Run up the hill instead of walk most of it.

I did the first mile way too fast and it was all up hill. The first mile and a quarter (or so) was all up hill. And the 1 mile mark was around sevin-ish minutes.

At the three mile sign I checked my time and I was at 25 minutes flat. Wow. Most of that was downhill which was great. Again, it was a tease because the 4th mile started with a stair climb. I couldn't believe it. I ran the 4th mile in 12 minutes.

Run faster.

Eat a banana and get a free massage!


Fun fun fun! I really enjoyed it and look forward to pushing it with everything I got next year! I can't wait!!!

It is not a race for pure beginners that's for sure. The bike portion is tough and the bike to swim transition is really tough as well.

I was able to use my lap chrono with accuracy as I hit the lap button everytime the transition thing beeped. Here are my actual times which coincide with official race results:

0:37:15 RUN
0:02:27 T1
0:42:51 BIKE
0:03:50 T2
0:06:54 RUN
0:16:22 SWIM

1:49:38 FINAL TIME