ChesapeakeMan Skipjack 75.2 Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

better swim than April and May wetsuit tri's ...

practice technique

First time using changing tent. It was okay but I'd rather have my gear by my bike instead of the whole bag shuffle thing. The bag's were organized and distributed to athletes in motion very well.

The course was 2.3 miles longer than advertised and judged against. Good organized race but RD PLEASE GET THE DISTANCE RIGHT. TWC said 8mph winds. At the swim start the flag was rippling briskly...looked more like a 15-20 mph. Doesn't matter, the wind falls on the just and the un-just. Stopped to void 3 times. Kept the HR in the mid 130 to low 140's. Mostly under 140.

lost time peeing but I'm not holding it for 3 hours...and since I wasn't changing out of my bibs I wasn't do the nasty

happy with t2
Kid volunteers take your expensive bike from you and rack it as you get your bag handed to you and go to changing tent...volunteers did great

run hurt the whole time started in the mid 130 HR. I didn't know my pace but figured I was in the mid 8's when I got to 150 HR. I stayed in the low to mid 150's from mile 2-10

nothing

little food, quick shower, quad massage, hung out with T1 rack mates. We finished with in 10 seconds of each other


I think I left it all on the course. No regrets


This was a good race for the race itself. It was the pre and mostly the post that irked me. I mostly don't care about swag. But, as a 1/2 competitor (or Oly) your given an all encompassing event shirt that promotes the name of the ultra event. Get a medal (it's nice but they go in a drawer to toss later). The awards ceremony was >40 min late and the announcer stopped it to give updates on the Ultra. There were awards for 1,2,3 for most age groups but not others. It was frustrating to watch. In the end it was worth it as a training race for my 140.6 next month. I would do it again for that. I would not do Skipjack as an A race or a way to cap off the year...