Longboat Key Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

1st key: Breathing. hard to relax when u are competing in open water, "school" like; dealing with adrenaline, location-vision,
looking to "draft" someone/someway/somehow....(have to read up on
this topic methinks, for, is drafting even possible in water?)
2nd key: muscle relaxation - technique. Easy in pool but not here.
3rd key: Mental focus (see pool comment)etc.

Influx-inflate air into my bowels half hr b4 swim (look out for MY draft!)
Seriously, technique and relaxation are key here, as stories abound of folks fighting the water in tri's. i kinda hope the swim was longer than reported but i saw respectable/consistent times here, so "eeennnnh" to that excuse.

My second tri (1st was 8 mos ago) so...T1 improved, happy for now. Will improve with experience/better planning. Wood rack was good enough for T1 but T2 is another story...

MY set up needs improvement to shave below one minute time (very poss here at LBK club venue). maybe some more "urgency" here nec.

not as crowded as i thought it'd be. riders were kind/curteous/attentive, i made good time on aero bike but still have some improving to do. any power meter cycling coaches/clubs in Sarasota area (not looking to get rich quick, i might add...ahem)?

MORE drinks on bike (1 not enuff).
aforementiioned cycling club training idea; Save and dream for a custom made Guru (if FATHER approves/allows/agrees o : ) with Di2, nitro infused Zipps, few bells and whistles, etc. Hey, dreaming is allowed...or..."it could happen, it could happen...." (can i get a witness?)

T2 blown. 1st, bike wouldnt get in easy nor stand; then, my brain went "uuuhhhh/arrrrrghhhh" i sat to put on sneaks. i lost 45" to a min
(methinks) at least. yuk. someday (soon? next yr, Lord willing?) i'll do T2 under 1 min like some folk do. nuttin beats "experience" like "experiences."

plan practice T1 T2 more often. 'nuff said.

A-vista only shows group ranks, not each leg ovrall ranks (that i can see).
was very pleased with run result tho' with speed work i do believe
WE can improve. Skipping the beach "idea" for part of the run is
def something organizers need to consider/remember as that would
kill most folks quads/hams/calfs/feet methinks. i hope they keep this
event course the same, yr in yr out, as is hard to improve.

R Hammy was sending "warning signals" (tight) so...can be looser faster with some F-leks, or overall pace push in the future. improved training technques and staying injury free is key here. Can do/will do better but very thankful to my FATHER for today.

chatting with my wife Dawn; Need to become a "stretcher" in the future.
food was looking mighty good, if only i didnt do a triathlon.


training volume, intensities, flexibility, etc. Yet, every day's a new day so.....be thankful you can run, whether u have one, two, good working legs/lungs etc!!! (be the best u can be for the day)


I look fwd to doing this event/locale/venue again next yr. i may watch Octobers olympic/int'l distance race, dream &/or get inspired to "go longer" (but first must go harder/faster/smarter in sprints) IF u like smaller, quainter races, then LBK club tri is for u. Good peeps here who, like all of us can improve in some areas, but overall do one heckava job
trying to please many individuals. God's blessings to all who "tri4Him",
be they workers or participants. o : )