Autocar Richmond Sprint Triathlon - Triathlon

Good swim for me - caught some folks but pushed a bit and had some trouble catching my breath. Navigation was perfect, start was very stress-free with the time trial start (first for me).

Training....training......training.

Felt like this took forever, glad to see it was closer to 1min than 2.

Hard to say...practice taking wetsuit off quickly. Maybe take suit off in the water instead of in transition.

Decent ride but felt like I could have put forth more effort. Held a bit back for the run, since my run training was lacking. Had a hard time catching my breath after the transition and slight uphill out of the park.

Push harder. No reason to hold back.

Not sure how much I could have improved this....pretty pleased.

Not much.

Had to start a bit slower than I liked to get my feet under me. This was my first hard effort in about a month from a calf injury. Definitely did not train as well as I would have liked for this race. Although, it turned out to be my fastest 5k in a sprint. Pleased but curious about my potential....

Nothing. I had to feel my way through this, not sure how my calf would handle the intensity. Turned out better than I thought.

Walked a bit then hung around the finish. Ate some food (hot dog with baked beans).

Ended up with a 2nd place award for my AG. It is actually a third place in the AG, since the OA winner was from my AG - so they placed him in overall and shifted placing up in the AG. Very pleased!


More swim volume, push harder on the bike, and get some interval training for the run.


Probably the best sprint triathlon I have attended. They gave three bikes away and one was a specialized transition (ultegra). Wish they would do plaques for the AG awards, as the finishers award was the same glass mug as I received for the AG awards.