Y Freedom Tri - TriathlonSprint

This race pulls the Clyde data out of the general population. So, I'm not sure how I fell in each event compared to everyone. I only know how I compared against the Clydes.

I passed 2-3 people and got passed by two.

The transition timing mat was outside the pool area. My actual swim was about 6:30-ish.

It was funny because several people, including me, got behind some people and couldn't pass and just started walking, since each lane had traffic going both ways. I laughed to see a friend walking behind someone and going the same speed they were breastroking.

Nothing. 50 m is a lot longer than the 25 m pool swim I'm used to. But, my wife & I mix up our pool swimming with some OWS's which helps build better endurance.

Flying mount went good again in this tri! Having shoes already on the bike is the way to go. It makes T1 so easy, just put on sunglasses and helmet and go!

I needed to have a sense of urgency. I was trying to get my heartrate down after the swim and I just slow-jogged around instead of really running.

I really wanted to keep my heart rate down on this bike and leave something for the run, something I have struggled with in the past 2 tri's. I did that and felt good going into the run, but sacrificed some speed to do it.

Got rained on the last 2-3 minutes of the bike.

I loosened my shoes too early. I thought I was about to approach T2, but forgot there was one more little straight-away (with a 180') that was about a mile. I actually accomplished what I wanted to though - I need to train to bike faster and still have something left at the end.

I lost 30 seconds here as a lady racked her bike in my spot. They were numbered and she just misread the number. I was 247 and she was 244. I pointed it out to her and she looked at the number and misread it, then I said something again and she looked down a couple of spots and realized the error and moved her bike. Nice lady, but it cost me 30 seconds. It didn't matter with placing, but it cost some time. On the other hand, it allowed me a few moments to catch my breath.

I installed the Yankz laces. It was pretty nice. I don't know that it saved me more than 15 seconds, but it was cool.

My big mistake was running with no socks on. My feet are still hurting me.

Nothing.

The first mile or so of the run was in the rain. This is a little slower than I wanted to go, but I'm not overly upset about it. I felt like I had enough to finish strong the last 1/2 mile. I ran a 10:30 mile 1, 9 mi mile 2, then slowed and even walked 30 sec's in mile 3.

Run with an umbrella - just kidding!

walked a few minutes and drank water.


I liked the emphasis on the military and veterans. It was a nice touch with July 4th around the corner. Overall, it was a good race! The volunteers did great! There was a lot of them and they were very enthusiastic.