Lavaman Waikoloa Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

Not a good swim for me.

Swim base isn't bad. I need more longer interval training...say 4 X 400 work with a 30 second rest to adjust to the more aggressive pace that I need to maintain.

A little trouble running with the bike barefoot up to the mount area because of the cut on my foot. Otherwise, not a bad transition.

Nothing

Good bike course. Kind of sucks being in a late wave as it was quite challenging to get around so many people on the bike course. There were about 1100 finishers. I was in the last wave with about 250 people. I finished 109...which means at a minimum I has to pass about 900 racers,a big chunk of those on the bike course. Most people ride to the right, but there were a few folks that were very slow to move right to allow passing.

Nothing, except keep training.

Good transition

Nothing

The cut on my foot really didn't cause problems except when I would go around corners (which pulled on the cut) or when I stepped on the rocks/coral on the trail sections and it was like being stabbed on the wound. The bigger issue was stomach cramps. Started in the first mile and I has to stop to walk by mile 2. I walked for a bit and stretched and it gradually got better...gone by the end of the race. I've had stitches before but this was much worse. It probably cost me a minute to 90 seconds in my final time but since the next guy in my AG was 6 minutes ahead, it didn't make a difference in the outcome.

Not cut my foot, maybe drink more electrolytes on the bike to lower cramping.

Not much. Cookies, bananas and beer.


More swim training


Fun race, great location. Do it if you can! Was shooting for top 5 in my age group and ended up 6th. So, not bad for the first race of the season...but a long way to go!