Tri Latta Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

This was pretty much what I knew was going to go well. Took the first part of the race out really strong and once I put a bit of distance behind me and the rest of my wave I stopped kicking and pulled myself through most of the middle section. This was my second OWS experience, and man my navigation is really terrible! I shot out wide right and no matter how many corrections I made on the way out I was still moving farther and farther right. By the time I got around the bouy I was passing people from earlier waves and let them be my guides on the way back. Still excited I hit #1 overall with plenty of room for improvement just from navigation issues.

I think the narrowness of the course hurt me a bit here because I kept thinking the boys going out were the ones marking the way back, but really i just need to practice sighting more.

Felt woozy going from swimming to running, but once I got my bearings I had a good strong run up into the transition area. Threw on my helmet and running shoes. And decided to just put on my race belt now so I wouldnt have to deal with it later. The transition exit wasnt where I thought it was so I felt a little stupid making a big lap around the transition area to the bike out. Wasnt comfortable jumping onto my bike with wobbly legs so I casually got on my bike and set off.

The bike out was well hidden, but I could have scouted better

Woof. I didnt really know how this was going to go coming into it, but I sure recognized that a ton of people were passing me and I sure wasnt passing anybody! People with road and tri bikes were going by me like I wasn't even moving, but I didn't worry about it too much and just tried to keep my feet turning over. Quads were on fire by about the middle of the ride but I dont really think I slowed down much. The hills, though not too steep or long, really kicked my butt. I was having trouble coming out of the saddle to tackle the tougher ones and really slowed down a lot on the uphills so much that I coasted most of the downhills just to recover. Some of the guys passing me made joking remarks about my mountain bike which was kind of funny. I was very relieved to see the bike finish

Need more time in the saddle so my legs are stronger and my back doesnt tighten up so badly. Also a road bike or tri bike would probably help :P

Felt wobbly again coming off the bike and struggled for a bit to find my rack, but already had my belt and shoes on so all I had to do was drop the helmet and I was off!

Once again, find the bike transition so I know how getting to my rack will work.

My legs werent as shot as I expected them to be actually, but I still didnt move quite as fast as I wanted to. Was conscious of the fact that I should have had something to drink on the bike but hate drinking and running. Still, I gave in at the mile mark and tried to sip something. Instantly cramped. Crap. I need to train more while taking in calories and liquids so that doesnt happen. Saw a kid who looked to be about my age coming at the 2 mile mark so tried to pick it up a little bit and had more left than I thought I would. Finished strong. Didnt really like the trails but it at least stayed cool in the woods.

More bricks/run training, train while taking in fluids especially so I dont suffer so badly at the Oly distance in August.

Drank Water/Heed, ate bananas. Looked around at some of the booths before heading home.


Man the bike is a huge weakspot. Also I could have pushed the run harder and been more competitive, disappointed that I didnt really push harder the last 3.1


Had a great time! Volunteers/Police were great especially on the bike.