Tri the Parks - Fort Yargo State Park - TriathlonSprint

My plan was to avoid the crowds and start off easy and finish with something left. This is what I did. I came out of the water in about 11:30.

I can go harder and faster, but this went exactly according to plan.

This is a combination of two transitions, swim/bike and run/bike. The first was very long. Even though I finished the swim in good shape, I was dizzy in the transition and had trouble getting out of my wetsuit and into my shoes without falling over. Also, I felt like I had swallowed a gallon of lake water, which I hadn't noticed during the swim, and considered and rejected a purge.

I'm not sure, but something.

I remembered this course being hilly from last year, but suspected it wasn't as hilly as I imagined. I was wrong, it was worse. I don't know how I even finished last year. Hauling my big butt uphill is murder and as usual, I gained ground on the flats and downhills just to lose it big on the uphill sections.

I would do what I always say and never do, lose the baggage. Also spend more time training hills.

2 bike/run transitions. The biggest hill came near the end of the bike and I was just in no hurry to run.

Hustle.

I held back on the first run, knowing I had the hills on the bike to face again. The second run was just poor. My left hamstring was acting up again and I was dragging that leg and had to walk up some hills. Worse, my plantar fasciitis is back with a vengeance.

I could have pushed it harder, but really, every run for me seems to involve injury or attempts to avoid injury. I've just about given up run training altogether. I'm going to call "The Running Doctor" Monday and see what can be done.

Weight, injury. Lack of run training.


This race beat me down, but I did finish a half hour ahead of last year's time. Also, I managed 3rd place in the contrived Masters Clydesdale division.

The BT tattoo introduced me to RJSuperfreaky and, I believe, ayeong, both of whom passed me on the run like I was standing still. It was great to see you guys. Way to burn up the course!