Bluff Creek Triathlon - Olympic - TriathlonOlympic

I go left. Every time. Left. Ended up swimming 1.16 by my watch. Stupid timing chip strap felt like it was falling off the whole time. Stopped three times to try and fix it. Pissed me off.

learn to go straight

Still having trouble getting shoes all the way on. I can get up and moving without trouble but getting all the way in is an issue.

Get my feet in. Maybe not worry about gloves. I like riding with gloves but I don't really need them.

Didn't go out too hard. Was concerned about blowing too much energy early in the ride. Could have pushed it more. Climbed and descended well. The wind really killed the overall time on the way back.

go out harder

Nothing unusual. Things seemed to go well. No socks.

I don't jump off moving bike. Not there yet.

Started slower than I needed to at around 8s. Again, worried about not having it at the end because I'd not done the distance before. But got stronger as it went with a nice negative split, finishing under 7.

Could have hit it a bit harder early but not a lot. Probably could shoot for 7:30 in first mile.

Walking mostly. Lots of walking to get back to car and loaded up. Stretched about 10 minutes. Would have liked more. Ate a banana and a piece of a bagel.


Just reservation about fast start.


Not much at the campground in terms of facilities. Nowhere to change clothes after the race which meant I wore race clothes until we got to like Carroll Iowa or some such place. Pretty rustic out there. But the race course is good. There was a lot of confusion on the swim route, particularly the last bouy. I know some people missed it. Not sure what happened there. It wasn't a straight route which required a lot of navigation. High enthusiasm and friendly folks. I probably won't go back just because it's such a crappy drive from Sioux Falls.