HITS Triathlon Series: Ocala - Olympic Course - TriathlonOlympic

I started off to the right and was off course for a while. The buoys were further left than I thought. Water was very shallow and I watched numerous racers walking at least 100 yards out. Didn't affect me but isn't this the swim portion? On the second loop I got hit by a swimmer coming back on the wrong side.

Several of us agreed that the swim was long. My goal was 30-32 minutes and I was out of the water at about 35, even with a full wetsuit. Their times were also high.

Better navigation.

Slower than expected. I felt that the wind was never behind me and either I was going uphill or into the wind about 80% of the race. This was probably because of a long downhill near the end of the loop. I just felt tired most of the ride.

My first 4 miles was at a steady pace but the last 2 I was hurting. I didn't enjoy the dirt running, but we all had the same trail. My downfall is my hydration which is probably why I am running out of energy.

Improve my hydration plan.

Walk around, drink fluids and eat bagels & oranges.


Hydration. I am trying to increase my fluid intake, especially about 3-4 days out. The night before I woke up about 4 times for the bathroom so I was probably dehydrated before the race started.


This was a new race venue. Great team running the event. Transition area used those "boxes" where you put your wheel in the slots and store your gear. This made for a very clean transition area. I didn't like the out/back swim, especially after getting whacked on the head by the guy on the wrong side of the buoy. Some traffic on the bike course but overall it was a good course. Not sure why they changed the run course to a dirt trail. There were plenty of roads in the park.