Tri! Ballantyne - TriathlonSprint

Lasy in front was super nervous, telling I could pass her several times. Kind of threw me off my game. Swam hard, caught her at the 175 and passed her but it was not easy

Nothing - I dropped 10 seconds from last year and was first in my age group. I did flip turns on the first three odd walls and push turns under the lanes. Missed the the flip turns the last two odd walls

Took a full 1:08 off last year in T1; very good time for me

Nothing

My HR was in the 150s after the T1 and the swim - and it stayed there. I brought it down for a mile but decided to just push it. The lack of water was a concern and an issue.

Dropped 2:52 from last year. Great ride

Ties my aero bottle down;

Same time as last year - took a big gulp of water due to losing my water bottle on the run

The ankle hurt - I was thirsty and well it was great - I hoped for mid 26 or lower but could not get moving - mile 2 was not good

I think the hydration on the bike was the issue - and my ankle

Drank a ton of fluids - basically did one hour at 88% of my HR and no water - needed to hydrate


Ankle


Great race - big but well supported - I did it last year and came back this year. As it was one two races from last year (my first in the sport) that I was doing again, it was an A race. I had a goal time of 1:11 with a stretch of 1:09 - I made my stretch goal and felt simply great. Lots of hard work, a good plan of rest for the last week and some mental toughness to deal with injury all paid off. I finished second and was it was I expected. The guy who beat me was .07 faster than last year - I beat him at longer swim and bikes - he is a faster runner. Very pleased