Caesar Creek Triathlon - Olympic Course - TriathlonOlympic

Although I dont wear a watch or HR monitor when I race I could tell this was a good swim. I was the first in my wave to the buoy. Everything was went well - sighting, rounding. The only issues I had were the suit was getting uncomfortably warm and my shoulders were tired about 500 meters in from wearing the suit.

buy a sleeveless suit? perhaps swim this one bare?

There is a fairly long run to T1. I didnt want to waste my good swim vibe by walking so I ran to T1. By the time I got there I was breathing really hard and on top of that I had issues getting the suit off my timing chip ankle.

aside from stripping by the water side to make the run easier not much really.

just about where I was last year. Considering the issues with the bike in the last month (namely crashing and killing myself) I cant be too upset. I just dont seem to have the top end speed that everyone else does. Oh well, improving on the bike takes time in the saddle which is something I wont ever really have the time for.

not much

this went great. undid shoes about 1/2 mile out and came in with a pack of five guys. I was able to leap from the bike at a run and lose nothing while they all stopped at the dismount line and ran in their shoes.

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I sped out of T2 at a nice clip. I knew with my good swim vibe and and not ultra horrible bike I was in position with an average run to break 2:30. The first 3 miles went as normal - I was passing people and not getting passed. I didnt feel super great but was still trucking along. After the turnaround and a little bit past the first aid station I felt a burp. However it was not a burp. I did a full on heave ho into the bushes. I then had to run another quarter mile or so to the next water station. After that everything fell apart. I felt queasy and had cold sweats and my heart rate jumped super high anytime I tried to run. So I got to walk the last half of the race. That was miserable - the heat and sun and the general yuckiness. The worst part of it was watching people pass me and knowing I blew a chance at a PR.

Not sure what caused the upchuck as I had the same foods and drinks for my previous 10 races.

getting a coke , gathering my gear and leaving


I think I should title this one "I should have done the Sprint". I think with my ankle injury that took the first 3 months of the year away from running and my recent bike crashed robbed me of my run base. This time last year I was consistently getting in runs of 6+ miles at least 2 times a week. I think I have exceeded that distance about 5 times in the last 2 months.




Cons : yakking it up on the run (both literally and figuratively with respect to my chance at a PR)

Pros : new swim PR , bike isnt too far away from last year despite diminished training , new fun story to tell