New Jersey State Triathlon - Sprint Distance - TriathlonSprint

Started of in Wave 1. Started right in front and middle of the pack. As soon as we started I put in a pretty good sprint legs kicking well and got out in front of the entire field. One other guy to my left was about 2 body lengths back and to the left of me all the way out to the first buoy. Turned the buoy, flipped over and swam backstroke for about 25 meters to see where the field was and if anyone was close. Only a few guys within 2-4 body lengths away. So I turned over and took off. Rounded the last buoy and took off up the boat ramp.

What a great feeling to see several hundred people and the announcer on the PA system call out my name and number as I was first out of the water. Great feeling. Ran up the hill to the transition area and a lot of the PRO's where waiting there for their waves to be called. They all cheered me on as I hit the transition area. What a rush.


Swim harder. Nothing.

Still have a few minor bugs to work out with T1. My bike was racked right at the bike out exit. Perfect placement. I run with my shoes on and then clip in once at the mount point. I always seem to have a hard time with the first clip. Once it's in I am great but I always miss the first time. Much better transition times since my first race.

Come up with a better strategy for the shoes. Maybe try having shoes on the bike.

I thought the course was pretty tough. Not a lot of places to really rest. You really needed to watch you breathing. I don't ever race with a HR monitor but I am sure I was in the 170+ range for most of the race.

I was first out of the transition and first onto the bike course for the whole day. No one near me for the entire ride. I had a police escort the entire ride which was nice. The car stayed far enough ahead but close enough that I just kept on trying to catch him. I was holding 26 MPH+ but not much more than 30 MPH for the bulk of the course. A few times I started to crash a bit up some of the smaller hills and slowed down to about 22-24 MPH. Hardest course I have done all year.


Not sure. Never been running in first with no one around. Kind of strange feeling but you are running scared so you just put the Hammer down and go. Don't look back and get on it. Bring more water and HEED.

Took the helmet off and the glasses came off too. It was cloudy so I decided to not wear the visor and sun glasses. Much better with out. Legs and calfs cramped up like crazy on my first step away from bike. Took 2 seconds to stretch and though that I was not going to be able to make it. Took off anyway.

Need to account for tired legs at the end of the bike. More fluid and maybe a hammer gel at the beginning of the bike. Maybe try out aero bottle.

Saw the guy who beat me coming up pretty hard and I just was running out of gas. I held my pace but could not pick the pace up and race him. I cheered him on as he passed me and told him to take off. I just didn't have it in me to race him. We stayed about 20 yards apart to the finish. I think it was about 20 seconds or so. Another tough run course. Great finish into a nice shoot with the race coordinator on the PA again calling out names and numbers and all the fans cheering you on. Great feeling.

Need to drop some more weight and really work on the run. From now on Bike workouts will be all brick workouts and runs need to get longer. Need some 6-10 mile runs at 60-80 percent of race pace in. More quality run training.

Stretched legs out. Stomach was a mess so I decided to do nothing.


Need more running training. Start putting in some more mileage on the bike and on the run.


This race was excellent. Would recommend it to anyone who lives in the area. Just a huge race and a great time. Nice weekend up in the Princeton area, good people and just a great vibe. Loved it.