Tri-ing for Children's Triathlon - Sprint Course - TriathlonSprint

Only wore a wetsuit in order to keep warm pre-race & even with it on I was still cold waiting for my wave to start.. Started in the front of the group and I believe I kept that position throughout. Good, fast swim for me.

Fumbled a bit in transition and I notice my T1 time was much longer than most of the people in the top 20 (like twice as long).

Someday learn how to clip my shoes on the bike and get into them while riding. Also not wearing socks would have make this quicker.

Still kind of ambivalent on this bike effort & result. Last week at my HIM, I put out an easier effort HR-wise and had a 21.9 mph averaged over 56 miles. Today on a similarly flat 15 mile course I pushed MUCH harder and had a 21.7 average. One would think on the shorter course, I'd be faster, but I am going to play the wind card here and say that is the reason why I was slower.

I am pleased with my effort level and focus on the bike, I was just hoping to be a bit faster. I took one gel with a little bit of water at about mile 10 because I had forgotten to take my gel pre race. That was the only hydration and nutrition needed on this cool day.

Good effort for me on the run.

7:40, 7:31, 7:15

Water, cookie, Delafield Brewery amber beer, sub, coke, more water.


Stuck around to get my award. Still trying to figure out what it is, but my best guess is a cartoon character of a chalice holding a replica of, ironically, a chalice that he is using to pour himself a drink into himself. Awesome bizarre, but I love it!