Lake Padden Triathlon - Recreational Course - TriathlonSprint

great swim time. the course did not seem like 400 yards but it was a good swim. It was nice to be passing people and staying on course.

swim faster

great transition, fast and effucient I had my cap and goggles off with my arms out of my sleeves at the same time I jumped up out of the lake.


fastest T1 time in the race

forgot to put my bike with the handlebars out and ended up dropping my helmet reaching from the back so I lost a bit of time picking it up.

Awful bike. I was absolutely flying with a odometer pace time above 21 mph BUT I lost a chain TWICE on a hill as it sucked into the hub off of the cassette. I lost at least 10 minutes on the mechanical AARGH!!! I think the derailleur or the hanger must be bent. If they weren't before they certainly are now. I think I jacked up the hub of my wheels too but am afraid to look as they were bloody expensive and hard to replace.

not drop a chain, DANG!

good transition but a little discouraged after the mechanicals

did not shoot the gel pack and didn't have any fluid after it spilled out with the mechanicals.

very slow on the run. I am not strong running on the hills and after the discouraging bike I didn't have the heart to push through on the run

not take the boys backpacking the Thursday- Friday before the race

clean up in the lake


Mechanical failures on the bike. Were it not for that I think i would have been a top ten if not top five finisher. DANG.


always a fun race to do. I had bad abdominal cramps just below my rib cage for about 4 hours after the race I think it was related diaphragm spasm. It felt a lot like really bad stomach flu but seemed better when I raised my hands and lengthened by core.