Fort Ritchie Triathlon - Olympic Course - TriathlonOlympic

felt good in swim, thought I might be getting 1:50 per 200..HR was 144 exiting first loop and 142 exiting second loop;
got one kick to the face on first loop but no big deal...one grouper that wierded me out a bit....

take a swim class to improve stroke

heard a thump thump thump..checked brakes, checked rear wheel alignent, got off second time to find speedo pick up was hitting magnet...must have been knocked out of alignment on rack

check bike one last time in transition before racking

tough bike for an OLY, passed many like they were hardly moving on descent with TRI bike in aero. Would have preferred road bike for climbs with lower gears....if I had to do it again it would still be a toss up for tri vs road
Got a bee sting to medial quad on mile 20. Big welt..

July was a low training month due to injured achilles. Would have liked to had more miles in. It was humid and the sweat was pouring. Drank ~37 oz of 22 Gatorade/15 water. Destructed on the run...should have gone straight gatorade and maybe some salt pills to ready the run

short Transition area. Had to navigate some walkers...poor run would make this mute

The wheels came off. Out of transition my achilles was tight, this would end up not being a problem. I brought a gatorade bottle. Drank some then discarded it thinking it would be to heavy. I should have drank it all. My cycling jersey was soaked through and blocking cooling. My abd was tight and began to heave on the run, even on slight uphills. I walked a lot and for the first time ever contemplated a DNF. The only run I've ever walked a portion of the run was Firetower Rd on Savageman and then I still managed a minute- better average over twice the distance on a hillier course...I took jersey off on second lap and felt a bit better. I drank 2 cups of water at each of the 6 stops but only 1 Heed total (it would have been smarter to drink Heed but I didn't make the electrolyte connection till after). I poured 1 cup of water over my head at each stop. It may have been wise to get in the lake during the run for a minute or 2.

After finishing I drank 2 16 oz bottles of water with-in 10 minutes of finish. Noticed sweat STARTING after I racked bike on car (20 minutes+ after finish). HR was around 120. HR didn't drop below 90 till 40 minutes into the ride home. It didn't get normal for me till the evening.

Salt pills, All sports drink, wear a Fuel Belt for run, get a proper tri jersey

fluids, watch team mates grab some podiums!


overheated


After the race the bike security guy was on his soap box preaching USAT rules for wearing a helmet..hey jerk, I'm slow pedaling out after the race to my car...how about check to see if bike # and armband match to protect racers bikes......otherwise very thankful for the many gracious volunteers...
I would do this race again