Culpeper International Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

Started off good, recovered from kick to the head 100m from the start (breast stroke? really???), did a good job drafting for 2/3 of the time, then spread out a bit. Got water in mouth a few times when sighting

Remember -- do not sight and breathe at the same time, you'll get water every time. Other than that, things went well, considering swimming's my weak point.

Woo Hoo! First time I did a mount onto my shoes at this race: turns out I DID have enough time to get into the shoes before the right turn and hills. (31 Overall Ranking, 3d in AG)

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Pushed it as hard as I could (Savageman training): Normalized power was 192 (CP 222). Awesome downhills, got up to 39.15 mph at one point.

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Great job on the flying dismount (another 1st at Culpeper) -- turns out I didn't need the low gear to get up the hill standing on the shoes. Fumbled a bit getting my running shoes on. Helped to be the first rack in T2. (27th place overall, 1st in AG)

Crouch down a bit when putting on the running shoes instead of standing up, balance was a bit wobbly.

Hot course once the sun came out: doused myself w/ water at every stop. Drank mostly water (Heed at @ mile 4 instead of messing w/ gel, left a nasty dry mouth feeling). Felt strong at the finish.

Maybe push a bit more on the hills?

Walk around 10-15 minutes, stretch a bit


No taper - in middle of Savageman HIM training.


Another excellent race by Setup Events. I loved the one girl screaming and cheering everyone on at the top of the first hill on the run course -- her enthusiasm was great. Always love this Culpeper race since I first started tris 4 years ago. I'll definitely be back next year.