HRCA Tune Up Sprint Triathalon - TriathlonSprint

Felt good on the swim. Put myself in the perfect position. The two in front of me were faster than I was, and the person behind was slower. Really let me set my own pace and keep enough in the tank to push the last 150.

I might have tried to lap the 4th place swimmer earlier. Oh and swim more.

O.k. transition. Probably should have skipped the socks. But never try something new on race day.

Just pick up the pace.

I went out hard and enjoyed the downhill at the start, but then had trouble finding my rythm on the uphill section. Second lap, I found my groove and really made up some good time.

Ride more. I've only gotten outside on my bike twice this year. I need to remedy that situation.

Good smooth and fast transition. Felt really good coming off the bike. Got my shoes on and off I went. Carried my hat, watch and belt and put them on as I ran.

Only bad thing was that the person next to me had their bike too close to my spot, so I couldn't hang my bike. So I just layed it against the rack support legs. Worked. :)

Nothing.

Felt good on the way out. 7:45 for the first mile. Foot was feeling o.k. Second mile foot stiffening up. Grab some water at the turn around and start to push the pace. Second mile was about 8:30 pace. Being that the last mile is all up hill, and now my foot is starting to resent me, I just focus on my time. I know I can estimate howmuch longer I have to run and incrementally increase pace as the minutes count down. Finished mile 3 at about 8:10 pace. Pushed and finshed the race strong. Foot doesn't feel too bad.

Not run a 1/2 a couple of weeks before, lose weight, and stay healthy.

Grabbed some fluids and layed down in the grass.


Just haven't trained well this year. Crappy weather and busy schedule. But heck it is a hobby...


This is a nice local race series. Nothing more, nothing less. And you get just that. Something close, reasonably priced, and fun. Great way to start the season.