Folsom Olympic Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

I tried very hard to build into the swim, and the first three hundred felt great, then something horrible happened. I started getting boxed in and bumped. Now this is nothing new, happens almost every race but I started feeling disoriented, kinda dizzy. I was not sure what to do. I thought about getting my head out of the water and doing breast or side stroke. Well I eased up a little and thought about being in the pool focusing on form and in no time I had my head straight and was back in the game. From that point on all went well, sighting was a little tough on the way out due to the sun coming up and we were swimming right at it. This turned out to be a personal best at this distance by :20 sec. As I approached the shore I remembered to tread lightly due to the large rocks.

Still not sure about the problem I had,I didn't panic and knew in my heart it would not last. Going to a happy place was the right call. My swim speed is improving but still a weakness. I will continue swimming at the collage this winter and spring.

I picked a lousy spot in transition. You want to be as close to the middle as possible. Wetsuit got stuck on ankles, then as I preformed my running mount I road off the path and into the dirt. Not so graceful looking. Still fourth fastest

Pick a better spot in transition and maybe do a step-over mount due to the narrow path

Nothing too exciting here. My stomach which had given me problems the last couple of races was good from the start so I started hydrating quickly. I passed a ton of the younger age groupers, had to yell at two of them for blocking or riding too far to the left. I was told there was as described a "false flat" near the midway point. This turned out to be a significant hill. The ride back into town was kinda lonely and uneventful.

My bike pacing is real good. I pushed about as hard as I could to still have a good run.

Fastest T2 time

My legs were firing from the the start. passed one guy right out of transition then I passed groups of two or three younger age groupers at every mile marker. I never caught one person from my age group and this started to concern me. I was thinking either I'm getting smoked here or I'm in first. All went well no cramps no pains pace stayed steady. The finishing 200 yards are interesting, You run through a grove with a canopy of trees. The ground is exposed river rock so you need to watch your footing and for low hanging branches at the same time, then it opens up and your at the finish line.

Very solid run for me. The next closest guy in my age group was 3:51 back

I had a bit of a coughing episode as I was still getting over an illness, then got some fruit and a burrito.


Personal best at this distance by 3:56 Average Heart rate for the race 163, peak 172


Being this is the last scheduled triathlon race for the year, I will sum it all up, This year kicked ass. Three age group first place finishes, one second place and seventh at VineMan. I won the age group points championship with USA productions which got me a cool $200.00 bucks and at this point I'm ranked 61st in the nation with All American Honers.