David Llloyd Lincoln triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Pool based swim. Had a bad swim. I had been improving my times in practice, but as i had already entered my estimated time i was placed in a group of similar level swimmers who i was now faster than. Every time i got a rythm going, i was held up by the others who were all swimming breaststroke. Could not get into a regular stroke or breathing pattern. Did pass people on 5 occasions but not good in a narrow lane.
Also managed to forget whether i had done 8 or 10 laps so erred on the side of caution and may have ended up swimming an extra 50m. Don't really know though!?!?!
The time also includes me stopping at the end of the swim to put on my socks and shoes prior to leaving the pool for the run to T1 which was a barefoot unfriendly tarmac jog. This does make my time look worse for the swim than it really was but makes my T1 time look better!

Get in a faster group

I thought this went quite well but being my first time, i do not have experience to compare against

nothing

Felt 'full' for 2/3 of this ride like i had eaten too much pre race which made me feel uncomfortable. Started in light rain which was intermittent for the first 8 miles or so.
Had to get off and push my bike up the steep hil. Really not trained on anything like that before. Luckily it wasn't long as well so i lost a few minutes but nothing critical.
Noticed that when i got up out of the seat about half way round to push up a small incline, my calf felt like it was about to cramp. I sat down quickly and it went away. This is the longest distance i have ever biked, my previous best being only 10 miles and i did start to feel it but the last 5 miles was on excellent smooth tarmac and perhaps the wind was behind me because i felt a lot faster during this part.

Corner a lot faster, although the marshals were shouting us to slow down due to the roads being open to the public and the wet conditions.
Eat less pre-race. I felt heavy and sluggish

No need to change shoes as i dont have clip ins but rode the last 50m out of my cages and good dismount.

My pace felt slow from the start and it took me 1k to get into a rythm. 2nd went consistently but half way through 3rd my left calf was hit like a lightening bolt with cramp or whatever it is that keeps hitting my calf muscle and leaves me limping for days. I carried on limp/running in the hope it would go away and knowing that i wasn't far from the end. It felt bad for 200m but eased off and i finished off the run strongly. The calf muscle is back with a vengeance now and once again i am limping.
Quite happy with my pace as it is only 18 secs off my average training pace when i dont do a swim or bike before it. Big smile at the end!

Don't know what to do to counteract this calf problem but if i did, i would make sure i did it!

just limped about for a bit. Looked for the massage tent but was not there.


lack of training


Really professionally organised. Looking forward to the final results. People were still starting when i had finished so no chance of finding these results.