Suncoast Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Really slow swim, even for me. Need to work on sighting as I got off line over and over, probably swam much further than required. Also, old SCUBA wetsuit not designed for fast swims. Need to get a new tri wetsuit.

Work on sighting

First time using new bike with clip on shoes. Had shoes already in clips and ran out of T1 and placed feet on shoes to start and then strapped in after getting some speed. Overall pretty smooth 7th in group.

Get wetsuit off smoother

First race on new P2 that I just got a week prior. Big improvement and only gonna get faster as I get more time in the saddle.

I can race harder. I was blown away that I never got passed even once but I probably could have rode faster and would have with a push.

I did really well getting off the bike and running into T2 as well as racking the bike. But then I made one of my stupidest mistakes yet. I started tying to cram my left running shoe on my right foot and actually succeeded before realizing my mistake. A good 40-45 seconds wasted. DOH!

Put shoes on right feet. In my defense, it was my first time putting running shoes on in T2 as I used to put them on in T1 when I had peddle cages on bike. Wrong feet error won't happen again and other than that I had a good T2.

Did great on the run. My second fastest 5K ever, not just at end of tri. I think part of the credit goes to my P2 and the fit for keeping legs fresh for the run.

I can run harder. I'm still learning just how hard after bonking in some earlier races. That experience makes me too conservative early in the run.

Need to work on swim and get a tri wetsuit. Great bike for first time out but I could have rode harder. Fantastic run but I can run harder.


De Soto is a great place to race. Beautiful location. I'll be back.