Splash, Mash & Dash Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Really had trouble breathing today. I think the fatigue of travelling a lot recently set in; it was the first time ever that I've felt uncomfortable on the swim. Occasionally, I would pause freestyling and do breast stroke to catch my breath.

Skip the wetsuit; the water was warm enough that I could have bought time here. Need significantly more swimming time. I've been out of touch with the water.

Felt a bit slow; the rain made everything sticky to put on/take off. Organized pretty well, but could definitely have cranked a bit more.

Consider skipping bike socks for a Sprint.

Did a good job at reeling people in, though I lost to several good climbers. There was a portion at the beginning of the course at a fork where several riders, including myself, took the left instead of the right; this cost me about a minute when they asked me to turn around. Several minutes later, they let folks behind me who had gone up the road, take a sidecut back onto the correct route, which I thought was very unfair. Que sera...

Practice hills, hills, and more hills. Mooseman prepped me for this, but I still need work.

Fast, fast, fast! I did well here!

Take feet out of shoes on the bike, and run barefoot into transition.

Practice, practice, practice those hills. Stretch hamstrings a bit more (sore!). Sleep and better nutrition in days leading up the race, to prevent such drastic burnout.

Walking around, ate water and grapes. Forgot to stretch (!!). Ate lunch with the club and cheered on age group winners.


Lack of training and focus.


This course was challenging, which I wasn't prepared for, but that didn't sour my desire to try it again next year. The rain stunk, but the course was beautiful and the after-race BBQ was delicious. With more training, I could really do well here.