Hammerhead Olympic Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

I was apprehensive about the distance. This was my longest OWS ever. My plan was to go easy and finish comfortably. My pace was good. I probably could have pushed a little harder, but my plan was to come out of the water feeling good. I was slower than planned, but I have not developed a good feel for how fast I'm going. I think I slowed down in the middle.

For where I am in my swim training I am very pleased with my performance. Obviously, I need to bring my pace up. The most important thing I got from this race is that I can do the distance without problem. That was my biggest goal.

T1 time was long because of the long run to the transition area from the swim end. Stayed with the same transition plan from other races. Things went well.

Nothing, I have a good setup.

Bike went well. I spent most of the ride in aero, felt good. Lots of trouble moving through traffic with slower riders. Ate a gel right after T1 and another after the first lap. Drank a bottle and a half. I felt very full toward the end of the ride so I skipped the gel that I planned on taking right before T2, but I pocketed it.

Good ride. Pace was better than average and I felt good coming off the bike. No real changes needed that I can see. You always want to be faster, but I did good with what I had on race day.

I have a good T2 plan. Went smooth.

Not much, it went smoothly. The only thing I see changing is new equipment, but it went good with what I had.

Ran pretty well. I may have been able to push harder, but that's still a good time for me.

I need to eat during the run. I had two gels on the bike. The plan was to eat a gel right before transition, but I felt very full so I didn't, but I did pocket it. The run was going well, but around mile 4 I suddenly got hungry and started feeling a little bad. I immediately ate the gel and felt fine. I should have just planned on eating a gel on the run. I made a good decision and things turned out well.

Hung out with friends and ate.


A little bit of experience and a little bit of ability. I didn't blow myself up because this was my first race of this distance. Good base for future races. Learned a lot


Good race. Well organized and friendly staff. I had dropped my chip at body marking. They solved the problem quickly. turned out a volunteer picked it up but I was getting my gear when they made the announcement. I got a new number and had plenty of time to set up. The volunteer that found it saw my edited body marking and told me what happened post race. No lost chip, so I didn't get charged. Thank goodness!