Cohasset Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

My weakest event. I started to towards the back of the swim wave and had to maneuver around a few people. The first turn was about 50 yards into the water, which made the swim very congested. I spent most of the time in a solid pack of people and we would occasionally stack up. The swim ended ended and we had a run up the beach into transition which is included in the above. I had a tough time when I got out of the water. My HR was pounding (it was at 180 went I got on the bike about 3 minutes later, so I hate to think how high it was out of the water) and I had trouble running into transition (walked about half way). Also, a PSA just so everyone knows- salt water tastes bad. Overall, not a bad swim for me,

I need to work on getting the HR down so out of the water is easier. Also, start a little more towards the middle. I am not the slowest, but getting around the slower swimmers is tough.

1:48 may be my best T1 time yet. I got out of my wetsuit easily which never happens in practice, my helmet and shoes on and out the gate without any issues.

Need to work on running with the bike faster, getting my shoes on while on the bike.

My best event- I passed a lot of people and only got passed by a few. Still, I was disappointed here. I was supposed to kill this, and I feel like I didn't. It took me the first three miles before I felt like my HR was under control and I could breath again, and I was at about mile 6 before I felt like I could really get going. By that point the course was half over. I never felt like I had that extra gear (this is on me for shirking the bike the last few weeks). My second six miles was faster than the first.

Ride more; ride harder. Follow my workouts closer. I also need to work on the swim to bike transition. I feel like this gives me some problems.

This was about average for me. No issues.

Need to practice the dismount with shoes staying on the bike.

I gave it what I had, then tried to kick it up another gear the last mile. I came out of transition and ran the first mile around an 8 minute mile. It was hot, a lot of the run was in the direct sun, I was disappointed after the bike, and I took this first mile a bit easier than I should have. For me, the first mile seems to dictate the run. The second mile was slower at about 8:15, but I started to recover a bit and pass a few people. The third mile was my slowest at around 9 minutes or so, but everyone else was dropping off even more. Ended up picking up 2 spots in my age group in the last mile. The race course rocked- families handing out water from their driveways, kids with water hoses to spray the runners.

1) Forget the bike portion and run the run; 2) Race the first mile harder- for me the first mile seems to dictate the run.

Not much of one


Slacking it the last few weeks. I was using this as more of a kickstart for the next few weeks and Mass State in mid July.


This was one of my favorite races yet. The venue was terrific, the crowds were great. An overall good experience. I'll put this on my list in future years.