Steelman Triathlon - Olympic Distance - TriathlonOlympic

Swim was good for me, I started in the back and relaly slow so I could get my breathing down. It was downfall last year in which I paniced and had to side stroke the whole way making my swim the slowest in my age group and I think 5th to last overall. ABout 100m in I began to pick up the pace slowly all the the way through

start off a little faster, I think I was going a bit to slow in the beginning

It was a normal transititon, You have to runa a bit which I never account for when I practice transition.....

It felt Like I was super fast I though it only took me a minute to get out of transistion, but than thinking about it it did take me liek a minute to get to my transiion area

nothing really, maybe drink some water before I go off to bike

I have been trainnig on flat and windy roads in prep for Diamond man and IM Arizona, so not a lot of hill work but I still thought the bike leg was going to be the area I would improve the most, well that wasnt the case. I barely improved 2011 did a 17.2 mph in 2012 went to 17.3....ugh

do more hill work and get stronger on the bike

I thought I did a good job, though forgor to put powder on my shoes and a small blister did begin to form at end of run....

powder on on feet. Cut my hair, its too long for this hot weather....

Run went well, I needed to hydrate more befroe the race and shoudl of took in more gatorade during the run.

Drink more gatorade at the aid stations

Packed my stuff and headed home.


I think my lack of hill training on the bike really hurt my overall time and placing, need to do more hills


Good stuff.....though they should give out medals instead of towels,