Caesar Creek Triathlon - Olympic Course - TriathlonOlympic

Well a couple of things: I dont think it was cold enough for wetsuits but I had my sleeveless so I wore it. Maybe half of the field wore a wetsuit so that probably made me seem faster comparatively. I thought I had a good swim but not at this level ( quite a PR ). I think the course was a wee bit short.

I will take a PR any week

suit got stuck on ankle with timing chip. Ended taking off chip, then the suit, then putting the chip back on.

go faster - I spent almost 3:30 min in transition (T1/T2) - that is being a little too calm

a marginal improvement over my OLY earlier this year and this race from last year (although it was a different course). Felt pretty good the whole way, just dont have a lot of biking hours in yet this year. Worked with just a bottle of water and one gel. Hopefully with some more hours I can get back up above 21mph for Sylvania in a month. Course was fun with some uphills and long sustained downhills

not much , did OK compared to me

not sure what took me so long here. I did put on socks but everything else was pretty quick

well poop. Good swim and bike and crapped out on the run again. This time is almost 5 minutes off my personal best at this distance. The sad thing is I felt good coming out of T2 and I was passing lots of people. I started to feel gassed around 4 miles but still kept running. I did stop to get a drink at the 3.1 turnaround , that was a mistake - warm well water. Hard taste to get out of my mouth.

Although I have lots of time invested in running this year , I havent had a run over 7 miles in 6 weeks. I know I have the speed but endurance (such as running after a 25 miles bike ) is lacking. Hopefully I can get the long runs back up to the 90 minute range soon.

come across the finish line and walk around looking for something cold and failing.


run endurance


saw fellow BT'er Roywidget - somehow he identified me - must have been my sparkling personality (or the shirt with bananas on it)

overall a good race with a PR swim , a decent bike and a crappy run. Good measuring stick for triathlon fitness. Close to an overall PR on this course.

HFP - kudos for not being transition police like at Deer Creek. With the Girls Tri Too going on at the same time they kicked us out early at Deer Creek. This time they allowed us to stay with reminders to stay out of the way
HFP- boos to you for nothing cold anywhere. It was cooler than expected for the race , could have easily been 10 degrees warmer if the sun wasnt behind clouds. They had no ice anywhere, even at the finish. No cold drinks, only air temp well water and heed. I watched a woman fall down and throw up being attended by paramedics (some mild heat exhaustion) - the only thing they could treat her with is ... air temp well water. This is both a safety concern and a my money concern. HFP has cut some corners this year and it shows. The race itself is still good but the backend really needs some work.