Tri the Parks - Indian Springs SP (Swank!) - TriathlonSprint

My first age group swim. Got off to the right side to try and stay out of the fray, but it didn't help. By the first 100m, I was thinking "If it's like this the whole way I'm in trouble!". It was really tough since I was being pushed, kicked, swam over, etc from the start to about 100m or so. I got to about 150m and had to breakstroke to get my breathing back and head into my own race and not everyone else's. After rounding the main 200m bouy, it was fine from there. At 400m the tops from the second wave were starting to pass me. I've got a long way to go...

I really can't complain. I cut my time from MT by 2:32 and I was swimming with my age group, so I was VERY happy with this time with where I am right now. Just need to stay the course with my training.

27th of 42. I really like wearing socks. Plus I have the wrong kind of bike shoes. I have the shimano R130s which have the adjustable strap - not good for tris. Until I ditch those and learn to jump on the bike, I really can't improve much.

Bike shoes with single strap. Try not using socks.

Bring my tri shorts! The first few miles of the bike ride was alittle squishy.

I really struggled on this ride. The rolling hills really took more out of me than the race at MT. And I didn't drink enough during the ride.

I have only been biking an average of 2 hours per week. This is clearly not enough. I really blew it on the bike hydration for this race. It cost me on the run.

27th of 42. Did a good job on the dismount, actually jumped off my bike and into a run just like I practiced. The wierd thing about it was that I didn't even think about it, just did it. The run up to the transition was rocky and up a hill. Not much fun. The bike shoes were a real pain to try to remove.

New bike shoes - those adjustable straps are a killer for transitions. Hydrate on the bike more. I had to take a big drink at the trans which killed time.

I really did not like this run. From the T2, you go into the woods then shortly hit the road. About 1/4 mile on the road there is a turn-around. The humidity was so high, that going up the hill after this turn-around I had a hard time breathing. I can't remember the last time this has happend. It took me until mile 1 to re-catch my breath and hit my usual stride. Running through both campsite loops really blew. They both start off downhill (almost too steep to full stride), loop around, and go back uphill. I finished this run thinking "this was the worst 5k ever" - I serious thought I ran it in 24min.

Not run this course again. No, I would, but seriously, the high humidity really killed this from being a sub7 pace for me.

Really had to catch my breath after this one. Walked around, water, bagles, etc.


Humidity and as always training
Overall I am happy about the race. The training is paying off. I had a faster swim, bike, and run over MT.


I want to do this race next year since I think I could have done better.

I would also remember to bring my tri shorts next time. Running the race in my bike shorts wa not as bad as I thought it would be, but I wouldn't recommend it. :)