Waseca Triathlon - 1/3 Ironman - TriathlonOther

Bad swim. I felt like I was moving ok, but could not hold a straight line. Also, I had trouble sighting. This was only my 2nd OWS race this year, and only my 4th time in OW this year.

Train more specifically for OWS and sighting.

From the exit from the water till I got on my bike, everything went pretty smooth.

I was positioned closest to the T1 entrance, opposite corner from bike exit. Setting up opposite T1 entrance next to Bike exit may have worked just as well.

Once I shifted into the big ring about 2 blocks out of T1, I never left it. No hills big enough for the little ring.

I think I could have pushed it a little harder. My average HR was a bit low, but I did average nearly 24 mph (their results say 24.3, but that is based on 34 miles--it was closer to 33.5). Still, I'm happy with how I road. I wanted a top 5 bike split so that worked out.

We had to run a good 50 yards after dismounting. Timing mat was at the T2 entrance.

Other than the info above for T1, nothing really.

The results had/have overall finishers #23 and 73 as #1 and #2 in the run and me at 7th. I don't think they were 1 and 2 so that would move me to 5th.

I lost my gel so I used a running belt with sports drink in one of the flasks (50% water/juice mix). I think the weight of the run belt and not having the calories from the gel slowed me down. Good first loop. I passed and was ahead of the #1 guy in my AG at about mile 2.5, but then he passed me at mile 5 (just a bit into lap two) as I started to fade. I started hitting the sports drink, but it was a little too late. I had a great first lap, and a not so great second, so it was an average run. I should have been able to hold a 6:10-6:15 average pace.

Nothing.


Calories.


Lot of time passed before the awards and almost everyone was gone. Some of that had to do with the weather too.