Oswego Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

It wasn't to bad of a swim. Tons of contact on the first 100 yards or so. After that the seperation always happens where the people who go out harder than hell either die or continue to just be sharks. Didn't really have anyone pass me but one guy after I had gotten ahead of the pack. Sighting after the final turn bouy was hard since it was directly into the sunlight.

Not much. They need to do something different for the swim starts. Stupid way to run into the water at an angle.

Should have gotten a better running jump onto the bike. We had to run up a hill comprised of gravel so it hurt like hell. Had rocks stuck to my feet from them being wet and had to deal with them in my shoes throughout the ride.

Not much. Decent transition time for me.

It was tough. Had a good tailwind for about the first couple miles. After that it was a strong cross wind then pretty much after that a bad head wind. Was really surprised I was that fast on the bike. The wind was fairly strong and I didn't think I was going to do as good. Didn't pass a single person and got passed by 4-5 people if I remember right. Everyone of them with aero-wheels and helmets. Next season I guess :P Really wish there wasn't as much wind during the bike but oh well everyone else had to go through it too. About 3-5 miles of the road was pretty rough as well. I gave it a smooth rating because 3/4 of it wasn't bad but there were some really terrible stretches.

Get more T.I.T.S.

Everything was going good. Found my rack very easily. Had an issue trying to rack my bike due to the fact the guy next to me's equipment bag was knocked over into my spot. Had to pick bike up over rack and go in backwards. Otherwise racking went well. Had an issue getting my right foot into the shoe but otherwise it was a relatively good transition as well.

Kick the clowns bag that was where my bike was suppose to go out of the way right away.

I got a stitch in my side about 1/4 mile into the course. First time getting a stitch in a LONG time. I think it limited my ability to perform as well as I wanted. Overall it went well I think. I think I could have pushed it a tad harder but, who knows. Tried to keep up with the second guy who passed me but he was just going to quick for me.

Not get a stitch in my side. Dehydrated maybe?

Walked around. Found the wife and my in-laws who decided to surprise me and come watch me race. Was really nice of them. Great support team.


Possible the recovery week. Took it easier than I was suppose to I think and it showed a tad.


I don't think I will do this race again. We will see. They didn't have their stuff togeather when transition open and it cost me a good transition spot. They also didn't have any water stations around transition so you could get a drink when leaving for the run. The awards they did screwy too. The guy who won the whole thing was in my AG. They gave him his huge trophy and then also gave him the first place medal for his AG. That isn't suppose to happen. They told me thats how they do it at their race. He refused the medal and they still wouldn't give me the first place medal even though since he won the race that makes me first in our ag I always thought. Oh well. That irked me a lot.