Escape the Cape Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Due to weather- the swim was changed to a .9 mile run (about a 7:50 pace). I used this run primarily as a warm-up. My goal here was to get a good spirited effort in, but not fall into the old duathlon trap of going out to hard on run #1 and needing to recover on the bike.

Nothing- I took a good pace and kept it throughout the mile. It felt good, but not too hard.

T1 was kind of a mess. Got in and out as fast as I could, but took it a little slower due to the rain.

Speed it up.

My goal going into the race was to ride the bike hard, but with the rain and the wet course, I was a little unsure of my ability to handle the bike, so I dialed it back at times.
The first half of the bike was fairly congested, and I got caught behind a couple of cars, who were going slow (who could blame them- it was raining and they were surrounded by triathletes). Still, I kept pace as best as I could, and finished the 1st half at 20.0 mph/avg.
Immediately after the turnaround, some cyclists in front of me slammed on their brakes, causing me to as well. My back tire lost control and the bike fishtailed, but somehow I saved the bike without falling and kept on going. I did slow-up a bit after that.
The last mile of the bike was fairly slow as their was congestion and a back-up going into T2.

Nothing in these conditions. Had it not have been raining, I would have liked to have pushed it a bit more.

A bit congested getting into T2. Someone racked in my spot, so I took the spot next to it and fished for where I hid my running shoes during T1. I got my shoes on quick and easily (the Body Glide helped), and ran out of T2.

Not a lot. It was okay. Practice more.

Exited T2 and ran. My goal was to keep my pace below 8 minutes/mile for the entire run. The route profile on mapmyrun had indicated the biggest hill during the first mile, so I went out quickly and just tried to hold pace to the top of the hill. Mile 2 was mostly downhill with a little bit an up so I pushed my pace here. Mile 3 was flat with an uphill into the finish, and I just tried to hold on to that sub-8 min pace as long as possible.

Walked around a bit, took in some fluids.


Weather.


I had fun at this race despite the weather conditions. I think it fits my abilities well, and as I get faster, my results will only get better here. The race staff was great, and I would definitely do another Max Performance race again.