Pat Griskus Olympic Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

First race with a wetsuit and it was awesome ! Loved it. I think it would have been bit chilly without it. Did well sighting bouys once I saw them, but after i passed one it took a while before i picked up the next one.

work on my sighting more.

So, like i said, first time with the wetsuit and it's going to take some practice getting it off. I new this going into the race and was really concerned about my T1 time. Tho, when i place very close to last in T1 made me think this is something i really could work on.

Practice T1, wetsuits at mini-tris just for practice.

All of the above, marked as average was really a combination of good and average. A lot of hills were good, some were average.

Practice Hills.

I think i walked the bike in. My legs were pretty shot from the hills. I knew i was going to probably have to take it real slow at the beginning of the run, so no rush to get the running shoes on.

Practice some bricks and start thinking a little more about nutrition. Thighs and calves seem to cramp up a lot. hydration?, somethings gotta be done..

This was really a struggle. Trying to manage my left thigh cramping. walking, taking some hydration (but not too much) eating another goo. I was happy that i was able to run most of the second lap, so something must have worked.

I need to try to figure out how to eat to prepare for the raca and eat/drink during the race better.

Really, not very much at all. Hot dog, 1/2 a burger, a beer and some water and gatorade. I did walk around quite a bit, but didn't do any stretching.


Nutrition mostly, but also just lack of running ability.


This race was really about the swim for me. I was very nervous about being able to do the distance. I think i did really well. So next time i can focus more on improving T1, Nutrition/Hydration and the run.