Shermanator Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

The swim time includes the run up to the transition area - probably about 45 seconds. It was the best swim I've had at Shermanator but still not great compared to my training pace. The longer warmup definitely helped.

Transition was fairly fast. Not bringing the Garmin was quite a bit easier and, particularly for short course, I don't need it. I also started without trying to fully clip in either foot which worked out well.

It was my best Shermanator bike leg. The hills were a bit rough - I definitely need to spend more time doing hill work. Overall, I was very happy with it given the relatively limited time I've spent on the bike this summer.

Transition was slightly slower than last year, partly due to running around to both sides of the rack.

Make sure I have a good plan for how I'm coming in, which side I'm going to, etc.

It was a rough run, much slower than last year. Given the recent knee problems and the minimal run training I've been able to do, I was satisfied.

Stay injury free next year and arrive with better running fitness.

Walked around and stretched a little bit.


Lack of run fitness was really the biggest problem. I could train to do better on the swim and bike but the run is really the limiter.


Shermanator is a good race. It's well organized, there are plenty of aid stations, and it's an interesting location.