Presidential Lakes Olympic Challenge Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

first 1500m swim in race. went well. went out easy and just tried to swim within myself. felt great the entire swim. a little sunglare on second lap, tried to sight off of swimmers in front of me, bouys not too large, hard to see sometimes. but overall went good. After looking at results I can not believe I was 3rd in my age group out of the water. I knew I was passing some people but didn't know how I was doing. Very happy with results, but still could of pushed the pace a little especially in the second lap.

try to swim a little harder the second half of the swim. maybe start a little more to the front of the pack as well.

took my time. a lot of sand on my feet. almost forgot my glasses.

averaged about 18=mph which my current ability is a good average. got passed by a lot of riders, but felt pretty good.

have to train on my bike more. probably could have pushed my pace a little more. but didn't want to blow up my legs for the run.

running shoes pre tide.

first ever 10k run within a race. tried to keep a steady easy pace. ran entire way until about the last mile. took 2-3 walks about 15-20 yrds each in the last mile or so. did experience pain on both heals at about 1/2 point. had blisters on both feet.

figure a way not to get blisters.

had two half subs and water provided by race, sat on bench for 20+or- min.


bike. need to work hard on training on bike. came out 36 in the water and was 120th on bike.


nice t-shirt, no finisher metal provided (I don't need another one).
First Olympic Tri, and was happy to finish under 3hrs at 2:55. swim went well, bike for my current ability was good, but needs work to keep up with the average racer, and run was average as well.