Esprit Olympic Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

I positionned on the front and left but then realized that most racers with TRI watches were holding on the back. Maybe that was just an impression, but I decided to step back a little. That was a good plan for me as I found I passed a lot of people after the first 400 meters.
Much more confident this time than my first event! I was not shy for a bit of contact to make my way. As for navigation, there are lines on the bottom in order to hold the small buoys, so limited sighting was necessary BUT a bit of congestion close to these lines

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Learned from last time to keep the time chip INSIDE the wet-suit. Did not get stuck at the ancke this time. But what a pain to get the socks and lace the running shoes to get into my cages...

Obvious bike equipment upgrade for next year season....

Felt good and great progress from June when I get my bike. But a LOT of area of improvment judging at the speed of the serious competitors!!! Given my level of fitness and time on the saddle, I felt I gave my 100%
Again, could not tolerate gatorate in the middle. Good thing I had a second bottle with water, but I did not practice reaching out to the second bottle, so I lost some time when hydrating.

Looking at HR data after the fact, it went down in the middle, but I did not realize this while racing. Next race, I'll get a bike computer to have more feedback during the race. Also upgrade to clipless pedals and will consider aerobars.

No bike shoes, so very easy

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Started to push at km 6. That was a bit ambitious for what was left of my energy level. I think I managed to keep the pace but the last km was a struggle, but I am very happy about my result.

Maybe increase the pace more gradually?

Not much (walk around)


Training, especially on the bike.
Hydration / Nutrition: not sure why I cannot tolerate Gatorade during the races but OK in training. Will stick to water for Olympic distances...


Once you manage to get to the race site (which is a bit of a challenge between the traffic jams, the parking and walking from the car park to transition), the site and atmosphere are very good. The weather was fine so overall it was a very nice event and think we'll be there next year. Highly recommend it!