Y Freedom Tri - Triathlon

It was a 50 meter pool which made ieach lap feel like forever. The water was way too warm at 84'F.

Get there earlier to get a few laps in.

They changed where transition was this year, it put it farther away. It was in a grassy area.

Nada

I crashed. Like a big freaking idiot. It was my first real crash on the bike. I added aero bars this past week and rode on them twice before the race...which is to say I'm getting used to them. In the middle of the race a friend passes and I rear up to wave at him and lose balance, over correct and hit a curb and fly off the bike. I slide across the nearby sidewalk. I get up, make sure I'm ok and see nasty road rash all down my arm. It's ugly. I threw my water bottle back on, put the chain back on and go. But, I took it easy for a bit because I was shaken up.

Not crash - next time, I'll finger wave and hollar instead.

Transition had more than one entrance and I didn't realize at first that the bike-in was not the one I went in, so I was expecting my bike rack in an area only to find it further down. It didn't really cost me but a few seconds, like 3-4, so big deal. But, I did take a little extra time to use my towel to wipe my elbow which was bleeding, plus I carried the towel with me on the run. So, from a time perspective, it was below average.

Be more observant prerace. Running late to the race affected that..

Thank the Lord it was slightly overcast. Overall, it was good,weather for the tri. Warm, but the full heat of the day hadn't kicked in. I did my normal run the mile and walked the water stations.

Nada - this was a decent run for me....not good or great, but is representative of where I am right now.

Walked, talked to people, drank a lot of water. Found my wife and comiserated with her and others over my torn up arm, hip, and torso. Told everyone how dumb I was on the bike.


Being a dummy. ;-)


This is a greats, beginner friendly race. The volunteers were great and the new RD, Johnny Z, did a nice job.