DAM Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Another crap swim -- I got maybe 2/3 of the way and felt like I needed to rest, so I side-stroked for maybe 50-100 yds and then finished okay. Very disappointing as I should have had no trouble with this. I can't say that I went out too fast (I didn't), so I may have suffered from not warming up.

Warm up in the water first, and focus more on the mechanics of each stroke rather than how much farther there is to go. Sight less? Also, I need to be able to tell myself to just gut it out and finish.

Pretty good T1 time, given that I put on socks and shoes first. Definitely better to not have to worry about putting on a shirt (wore a tri-shirt under my wetsuit). Didn't bother drying off my head/body, just my feet a bit, and this was fine.

Try to run faster into T1 and try running with my bike.

Felt good on the bike (after a while). By the time we got to Maple Ave, I was feeling really good and riding strong. Had a strong finish.

Don't really know what I could do differently.

Had a good T2.

I should try to get quicker running with the bike.

At the time, the run felt pretty good, but from my time, I was running too slow (:40/mile slower than my race 2 months ago, and nearly a minute slower than my best run last year). I don't think I spent too much on the bike because my legs didn't feel heavy or anything, I was just off pace. The mile-markers may have had an effect -- the marker for "Mile 1" came at 8:15 for me, leading me to thinking I was running at a good clip, but this was clearly wrong.

Pick up the pace!!

Just walked around and enjoyed the atmosphere. Ate some pizza and drank part of a beer.


Not sure -- my head?


I'm kind of annoyed about the mile markers on the run. Either make them accurate or don't have them at all.