5430 Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

This was another bad race swim. I generally have no problems swimming in open water, but when I get in the pack I get some anxiety.
I hung back at the beginning and was in a groove until the first turn when things began to back up. Anxiety kicked in and the rest of the swim was a challenge.

I do a lot of open water swim practice alone. Trying to incorporate surges so I am more comfortable making passes and then getting back into a rythym.

Made the switch to going sockless and having pedals on the bike. Big difference. This was a really fast T1 for me.
There was a pretty big group at the mount line which made things a little hairy.

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A good ride for me. Executed my plan to go hard. I did get passed by Drew Scott and the rest of the really fast guys and gals but that didn't bother me. They were flying!!!

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Again, leaving shoes on the bike allowed me to speed up here.

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A good solid run for me, a little faster than I thought I would be. Came off the bike and out of T2 feeling really good.

May have pushed a little hard at first and mile 2 was a little slow, but I was able to regain form and finish strong.

Walk, stretch, eat with my family. So good to have them there with me on this goregous Fathers Day.


Swim must get better. I think it is mostly mental. I need to relax.


Ironman does a great job of logistics.
Just a few suggestions: hate the plastic cups on the run, it is much easier to pinch and poor the paper cups, post race food was pretty lame and there weren't any recovery drink vendors on hand which was disappointing.