Chili Harvest Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

I forgot about my technique and didn't focus properly because of the race conditions.

Get a better mental focus during the actual swim and push myself a bit harder. I am still very nervous about wiping myself out on any one stage particularly this one for some reason so I don't push real hard -- I tend to pace myself.

I did ok on this but I did get hung up on one bike shoe -- the insert bunched up in the toe and I had to take it off, straighten it out and try again. Other than that the bike transition went ok

Run a bit faster to my bike from the pool. Maybe get some new shoes.

Compared to other riders I did ok on the bike. I think only 3 or 4 people at the most passed me and just by a bit. I passed several people on the climb.

I need to be bit stronger on the bike. It wasn't horrible but it was tough.

I need a better set of laces. They are too long and after using the quick draw pull on them there was about 10 inches of lace left over. I stuffed that into my shoe which happily does not seem to bother me.

New laces for racing

I started out pretty slow but picked up in the middle. On the return down hill I passed quite a few people. I didn't feel real strong and didn't have much power but I wasn't real weak either.

I want to run with more explosive power. I am just on the edge of getting that but not quite there. Next year I hope to have that.

I drank a bottle of water someone handed me at the end. I then at a banana and some grapes. I didn't get bloated and I felt pretty good although very exhausted. Later I wandered up to the area where they were posting the preliminary results and I got another banana and a bagel with lots of peanut butter smeared on it. Somehow I stomached all that food with no problem.


This is a very interesting and challenging race --its not flat at all and so its really kind of hard to pace yourself.