Tempe International Triathlon - Olympic Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

First wave was the Athena/Clydesdale/50+/Relay people. I liked this as it meant that no matter how long it took I wasn't alone on the course, and frankly it was nice to get started.

I need to practice more - I'm still too slow.

SLOW but better - the biggest issue is that we ran through sand and I couldn't get it all off my feet to put my socks on. That took far longer than it should have.

Putting on shorts over a wet bathing suit was kind of a pain. Back to tri shorts that I can swim in.

Still struggling on hills, but my cornering has improved a lot and the camelback worked well for hydration.

Practice hills

I still had sand on my feet so I took my socks off and shook everything off again.

bring a 2nd pair of socks - then I don't have to get them back ON again before the run.

Ugh - ran out of gas. The course was supposed to have water and gatorade but had just water, so I was carefully consuming my clif shot blocks to make them last the whole distance. But I walked a lot more than I ran.

It was also getting hot and direct sunlight by the time I got to the run. While I can't say for sure it was an issue, I'd be amazed if it weren't.

Major issues:
- My calves and hamstrings kept trying to tighten up, so I would walk for a couple of minutes.
- Something is in bloom, because breathing wasn't quite right - I kept getting little side-stitches from not enough air when I ran. I would walk until it cleared and then go again.
- The bathing suit with the underwire is being retired - I need to get a speedo and just suck it up and wear a sports bra under it. The underwire was digging.

The GOOD news is that I had only minimal negative self-talk and stopped it as soon as it started. MAJOR improvement.

RUN the run. But I say that every time. More practice will help.

Walked around, had some more water and part of a bagel, then Janel gave me a quick stretch and rubdown. I'll be getting a full massage tomorrow from her.


50 extra lbs are still a problem. I really need to lose that and to work on my running - not just speed but also the ability to do it for long stretches.


My main issue was with parking - it was 1/4 to 1/2 mile away. Who needs that after a race...