Keystone Warrior Memorial Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Swimming sucks.

I would learn how to swim because I suck at swimming.

I was so winded from the swim that I couldn't really think straight at T1. I guess T1 was included in the bike time.

I would actually practice transitions, especially since this was my first tri in 4 years.

I hurt myself badly on this segment. I guess I wanted to do well on this segment, since I now have a new bike that is sexy as hell.

I would definitely take it down a notch coming out of T1. I absolutely destroyed the first 2 miles. And then I discovered that I had 10 more miles and that I wasn't going to last.

This was fine. I dismounted and ran through the transition to my rack. I got my gear off and my shoes on in a jiffy.

Practice bricks! I was feeling shitty as hell after killing the bike portion.

I was HOT during this. Holy cow. Could not get into a rhythm because of the shitty terrain and the water. When my shoes got wet my feet kept sliding around in the shoes which made accelerating difficult. I felt like I ran sloppy. Not surprising given how sloppy the course was.

I would slow it down on the bike to save myself some steam for the run. I was definitely cramping up all over the place--or at least on the verge of it.

Jumped right into the lake with all of my stuff on.


Having barely trained at all for swimming or biking. I thought I was going to be able to have a solid run, but my poor bike fitness ruined my legs for it.


Despite the pain, I loved this race. It was a great way to get back into triathlons. The small size was a plus, I guess. Also, the post-race buffet was phenomenal.