Litchfield Triathlou Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

There was one large wave of all male sprint & male team racers - much bumping. The water was somewhat cold. The combination of cold and being bumped made me lose focus on breathing, had to breast stroke and back stroke for a while before turning at first bouy. After the field spread out I returned to normal freestyle w/o any more problems other than foggy goggles. Even used anti-fog which was no help.

Maybe a wet suit to help w/ chilly water. Buy a better anti-fog product. Nothing really to be done regarding the mob swim.

A long way from the water to transition ... up hill ... up steps. I can only jog slow in barefeet due to ankle issue and no ankle support. So it is what it is. Took a while to get off enough sand to wear shoes comfortably.

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Flat course most of the way with more wind resistance coming back in. For being relatively new with biking I was pleased with my pace and with shifting.

Keep riding and training to improve bike pace.

Only had to remove helmet and shades after racking bike - already in running shoes. Took a little extra time to take several good swigs from water bottle.

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Nice and easy going out while getting rid of the bike legs, going down steps, and going up small hill. Picked up the pace after that and passed a few and was passed by a few. At about 2/3 of the way through my knee (meniscus tear) started to throb so I slowed it down for about 30 seconds and was able to resume faster pace. No more pain toward the finish so I pushed up the "heartbreak hill" pretty well.

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Walked around with a little stretch here and there. After mostly recovered I cashed in my race bib coupon for a free beer. Nothing like a cold one at 9:00am.


Orthopedic Issues


Noticed a few times where volunteers were not paying attention and missed directing racers. Happened to me once and saw it happen to others. Otherwise they had enough volunteer help and overall did a good job. After race activities were fun - good social group of racers. Plenty of snacks on hand. The hoodie and the beer glass were nice gifts for racing.