Pax River Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Started 4th in my lane and passed everyone before I hit 200 meters - I passed the first guy just after 50 meters; I passed the next two just before 200 meters. Almost clear sailing after that except someone attempting a pass almost swam straight into me!! That threw me off for a couple seconds.
I had my Garmin in my swim cap, but it (apparently) wasn't on the proper display for the race. I kinda wished I had a normal stop watch to keep an eye on my pace.

Start first. Wear the Garmin on my wrist.

Noticed that the Garmin wasn't on the proper display, but I hit the 'lap' button anyway. With no wetsuit to strip off, I got through T1 very quickly - I ride sock-less and start with my shoes already on the pedals.

Not much - pretty smooth.

My bike computer isn't presently working properly (it displays cadence, but not speed) and I didn't attempt to futz with the Garmin, so I just concentrated on keeping my cadence up (above 90). I don't think I was passed (permanently) during this leg - one guy I passed, passed me back, but I got him on a hill near the end.
I'm VERY please with my guestimated bike time/speed!!

Tying my shoes took longer than I was hoping - I even had to re-tie my right shoe. Other than that, I think T2 went pretty well.

I played around with my Garmin during the start of the run and got it set up correctly for the run leg. Took it easy on the downhill segment and hit my first mile at just under 8:00. Second mile came in at 8:10, and I tried to pick it up for the last and hit just under 8:00 again. The last 0.1 was torture and my pace was about 9:40!
I'm actually really pleased with my ~8:00 pace, as at my last Olympic I came in over 9:00.

Walked the loop I jogged at the warm up and then changed in time to cheer on Matt and Garret.


Very small race, but pretty fun!! Would like to try to race it again.