Chattanooga Waterfront Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

Very happy with the swim. Faster than expected due to the current. I am a very weak swimmer and the last tri I did (sprint) was a disaster in the water. I did not panic this time and felt very comfortable. Felt well trained for the distance.

Get a swim coach. I have seen significant gains in the past 6 months, but am still very slow.

I realized at the swim start that I forgot to put out my quick release watch to move the watch from the bike to my wrist for the run. During T1 I wasted a minute or so ruffling through my bag looking for it. I thought I knew where it was. Could not find it. Turned out I left it at home.

Just accept it and move on. Don't waste time.

The hills were not as bad as I expected. I am lucky enough to live around hills and the training paid off. Five minutes faster than expected. Strong headwind on the way back.

Not sure if I drank enough water/nutrition. I did something wrong here as can be seen in the run.

Went well. Someone messed up my transition area pretty bad, which was frustrating.

Cramped from the beginning. Not sure if it was a nutrition issue. Did everything the same as training. Maybe didn't get enough nutrition/water on the bike, and it was very hot. I ended up walking every transition area and the hill.

Train harder. Suck it up and don't walk.

Drink water.


The heat.


Overall I am happy with my results. My first Oly. Even though my run sucked, I made up for it in the swim and bike and still hit my goal. Next time will be better. Team Magic is a great race organizer.