Jersey Man Belly of the Beast - Triathlon

By start of race I knew another rest top would be required. The wade water temp felt good but once submerged my chest tightened and the breathing suffered. After I warmed up the suite performance helped as I passed several people including some from the elite wave before mine wave. Only got passed by a couple from the subsequent wave

Warm up some and prepare for the cold water

Had to make a pit stop which definitely slowed me down. ranked 64 due to need to pee.

Dry my feet due to trouble with getting shoes on.

Nice bike and kept up with a few people who I went back and forth with for most of the race. Thought I was going a bit faster and might have been the cool day, or cold swim tightening things up. I took 4 Cliff shot blocks and a GU gel in the first half of the race.

Increase cadence in a few spots, Joined the pre race bike. Dry my feet, or wear sock to get feet into shoes easier

Not the best transition as I ranked 214 where T1 I ranked 67. Running with the bike was the best part, and lost time on a lot of other little things

Practice finding rack prior to race. Dry feet, or wear socks to avoid trouble getting shoes on. Consider water belt / bottle to drink while moving. Probably would have benefitted from a Gel here.

Felt pretty good leaving transition but walk a few sections. At one point I felt my Hamstring twinge and stop to stretch it a bit and it did not cause much problem after that.

More BRICK. increase workout frequency for run.

Finished with decent strength and drank some water and went straight for the food.


While I expected a better time, I think the cold water and cool weather conditions slowed things down. Weather report was for sun and approaching 70+ and it ended up cloudy and cool all day. Physically more training which might mean better nutrition.


The awards were typical/below average but the post race food was great! Plenty of water on the run course. Felt safe on the bike course. So overall a very nice race. Some confusion with Cap colors/wave start but otherwise well organized and had fun. Hope for better weather next year.