Tri for the Cure - TriathlonSprint

holy crap fast for me. SO MANY PEOPLE; didn't get open water until base of triangle. rounding buoy i said good ... because i swam under one. that's definitely a good round ...

that, and i think i drafted for the first time ever because holy eff fast.

not hack up lake water like i always freaking do in cherry creek res.

transition is so big that ... ugh. that's as good as it's going to get, yo.

possibly run more? register as an elite so i have a better spot in trans?

weird going back to a primarily beginner race as the bike course got crowded because EVERYONE bunched up. for safety's sake, i wish my fellow competitors would have been more on the sides of the road ... especially for those of us that wanted to pass.

not much, actually. figure out how i was able to bomb the back half of that course in big ring that one day.

again, i hate how trans is so damn huge.

not much. run with bike more?

first mile was rough. took in my gel; walked a lot; 10:30 pace. hit mile two at just over 20:00; must have KILLED mile three-point-one.

felt timing strap rubbing (not typical neoprene ones); ended up bleeding as a result. booooo.

not swallow lake water so i could control my breath better. that being said, this race may have been my fastest run average and it was one hell of a neg split, so eh.

walking around; foooood.


not much today, really. but i could always, ALWAYS train more.


i love that this is a beginner friendly race, but for those of us with a bit more experience, this can become a huge problem on the bike course. i saw several crashes/near crashes due to the crowded conditions. also; the straps they used for the timing chips were a fail. i didn't want to have mine on any looser ... and yet it chafed my ankle. boo on that.