Mini MightyMan Triathlon - TriathlonMini Sprint

Started in the 9:00 corral - had to fight to pass 18 people - only one guy passed me (my brother) at the 250 meter point and I drafted him the last 150 meters. One guy swam head on at me - TWICE! Found it harder to navigate the lane changes as people slowed down at the walls, had to try to avoid people and ropes.

Seed myself higher than I anticipate to swim - I'd rather get passed than fight the entire time to pass a ton of slower folks. My hip/shin injury did not effect me at all in the swim ...

I still suck at transitions, this time was 176th in the field. I over ran my bike rack after laughing as my brother did the exact same thing. Struggled getting my bike out of the rack as it was wedged between 2 mountain bikes (the weren't there at 6:30 am when mine was the only bike on the rack). Put on a long sleeve tech shirt and jacket that took too long.

Man up - race cold - I wanted to hammer the bike and not freeze my ass off. Put my bike closest to the rail if I am there first - not at the third position ... On a short distance maybe skip socks.

I missed my right clip out the gate and had to down shift to avoid dropping a chain. Once I was rolling I was powering along. No one passed me on the bike. I passed a TON of cyclists. Didn't count but there were only a few fast guys out there by the time I hit the bike and I was able to reign them all in except my brother.

Take the corners slightly faster. Hammer in max gear from start to finish. Leave it all on the bike which is obviously my strongest discipline at this point.

One of the worst transitions in the field ... 296th ... I went to rack my bike, got it tangled in a mountain bike and knocked that bike off the rack. basically dropped my helmet and tried to peel off my jacket while trying to re-rack the bikes and in failing that had to slow down and re-group. Ugly ... took a swig of my drink , tied my shoes and hobbled out cursing at myself for throwing away two transitions in one race.

Being positioned between two mountain bikes was not a plus ... position better on the rack (if I can). Don't ride with a jacket if I am going to take it off.

I can't run - my right leg is screwed and I knew this coming into the race. A few weeks ago I was planning a 15 minute run here - today I just wanted to avoid a DNF. I struggled - it was not pretty. People cruised past me on the first loop like I was standing still. Tried to pick it up a bit the second loop - at least no one past me on the second go-around but I was definitely gimped to the max as I came to the finish.

Run healthy ... attack the course with all the gusto I can muster. I would consider doing this loop barefoot - may practice that leading up to next years race now that I know the course route. Try for a zero transition.

Talked a bit with my mom and brother. Had a bagel and some water. Took a leak and got my sweats on ... waited around to the awards/raffle - chatting up people.


Our poor decision seeding so slow (mostly my fault as I felt my hip/shin injury would slow my ability to swim as well as run) ... my hip/shin problems that hobbled me on the run. My dismal performance in transition, twice!


I would like to do this again as I am sure I can greatly improve my swim and run times - and I SHOULD be able to fix those transition times. Hell I would even consider making an on the fly decision and running barefoot if I had to to save T2 if I had runners legs under me next time out.