Bridgeland Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

: The swim this year went easier than last. I was much calmer. The fact they had a huge water station by the swim start was nice. That helped with the usual pre-race dry mouth syndrome. I started off in the back and toward the outside. Drafting, sighting and passing were all easy. I swam according to plan. My mantra repeated during the swim “smooth is fast”. I exited the water feeling good and not out of breath

Maybe go a bit harder towards the later half of the swim?

Still need to make sure I walk the transition area from the swim out before the race starts. Had a bit of trouble locating the correct rack.

Commit to memory bike rack location from swim exit

This year I was on a my old trusty road bike instead of the tri bike borrowed from a buddy. I kept almost the same pace as last year. Although it is not necessary to have a tri bike , in my opinion, it’s easier to go faster for longer on this flat and non-technical course. Making the turn around were definitely easier on 'old reliable'.

Push on the pedals harder

: Hot. Hot. Hot. Here is where I noticed a tri bike is more efficient. I did not have the same legs as last year. I ended up walking a couple of times. I attribute that to the energy expenditure on the bike and also the heat. The ice water sponge stations were awesome. I could have used a few more of those. Volunteers were plentiful . The best part of the run was the kid with the super soaker towards the 3 mi marke. The child placed a nice center of mass shot of cold water. Refreshing. He even asked if I wanted to be shot. My buddy Mike who was doing his 1st tri caught up with me that last ½ mile of the race. He wanted me to run in w/ him but I was not able to keep his cadence and told him to run ahead the last ¼ mile. The crowd at the finish line was nice. It put some kick back into me. One participant who was finished and was watching the rest of us come in shouted and told me to catch the guy who was about 20yrds in front of me. I obliged. Cool sprint finish. I wish I could have found it in me to push harder earlier. Next year…

I had a severe lack of will to push hard and get out of my comfort zone on the run. I was hot and my legs felt heavy during the entire run. I need to learn to focus and get myself to push harder on these short events.

talked story with Mike and Ken. Jumped in the ice bath. Grabbed some food. Jumped in the ice bath again.


The lack of will to push harder.


Great race as usual. Looking forward to next year.