BOCA Hawaii Lanikai Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Apparently, this swim was a little more competitive than the Haleiwa Tri. I had people grabbing my ankles and trying to pull themselves up my body. I did much better job sighting this time and was swimming pretty straight while I had folks zig-zagging in front of me while I tried to pass them.

Maybe opt to swim on the outside of the pack.

Apparently my water bin to rinse my feet off was for community use, because when I returned to my bike, someone had dropped their swimcap and goggles in it. I felt bad kicking out the interlopers, but after I rinsed my feet off in it, I was guessing they didn't want their stuff in dirty water. Overall, a much smoother evolution than last time.

Put a lock on my water bin.

Very straight, fairly level ride except for the hill heading into housing on the base. The steepest downhill portion is almost worthless since there is a sharp right turn at the bottom. Boo.

Not wuss out and stay on my middle gear for the hill. With about 50 yards to go, I dropped gears and dramatically slowed down on the hill. Boo.

Smooth transition.

Grab something to eat during this transition.

This course was longer than a 5K. At least assuming the mile markers on the course were right. Nothing like hitting the 3 mile mark and being able to see at least another .25 to .5 mile to go.

Again, the nutrition piece of the race was lacking since I am on a paleo challenge. No gels hurt, so I at least should have eaten a banana or drank some coconut water somewhere on the course.

Nutrition. No real carbs the night before and none during the race really limited the energy during the run portion. It made a dramatic difference.


A pretty simple course and well organized. It was a lot of fun.