White Lake Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

It was so cold I could not catch my breath. I have not been swimming much so I was very slow. I loved the foggle on my goggles. They did not fog up at all. My feet went numb though and would stay that way for a while. The swim went smoothly and I sighted pretty good. I did see a few guys doing a back stroke so the cold wasnt just affecting me. It wasnt long and I was climbing up the side of the dock and running to transition.

It was a long transition because my fingers and toes were numb. I did plop on the ground and stip off the wet suit. Bike shoes went on easy enough and so did the aero helmet. Thanks to numb fingers I had issues getting my garmin on. I did run out of transition. I thought it went pretty smooth so Im not sure why it was almost 3 minutes long.

I could not feel my feet. I thought I was going fast but the bike speed wasnt reflecting it. I tried to hammer it the entire way but the lack of training kept me from showing good results. Last year the wind blew me down the back side of the lake at 24-25mph, this year there was very little wind so it dropped to 22. Speeds into the wind went down to 19 and 18. It was an uneventful bike and a lot of fun. The sun had started to warm the air and I was glad I didnt have on a jacket (I planned on arm warmers).

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I ran with my bike to the rack. My feet were numb and it wasnt easy geting those hokas on. I did remember to grab my race belt, sunglasses, and visor.

I love running in those shoes and had a real good time. There was an aid station at mile 1 and I grabbed something, heed, which I tossed away. I dont care for Heed. I ran behind the gas station to 141 and followed the crowd to the turn around spot. There was a little chute of cones and a timing mat. I gave a high five to the setup events guy and started back to the ffa campground. I saw a lady with a prostetic leg and thought to myself that she was doing real good, so I yelled out way to go!. I did notice the feeling start coming back in my feet, about a mile from the finish. I ran steady the entire way and sprinted to the finish. I was very happy with my time.

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There was lots of Pizza at the finish but we were going to eat mexican food. I think they were hurting for volunteers and there was only a couple people in boats on the swim. It was an average Setup event race. An average race for them is a good race anywhere else. I was happy to see all of the post race food. It was the most Ive seen at a sprint. Much better than pappa bears free hotdog and pay for the burgers.