Triathlon for Hope - Triathlon

The current kept pushing me toward the shoreline. I wore my wet suit. I stood up and walked a lot, due to crowds, getting off course and struggling to breath.

I need to improve every aspect of my swimming

First time racing with a set suit. I had a short moment of panic when taking it off and I thought I tore the ankle bad. But once I stepped on my legs, I got the rest of it off quickly.

I had a weird blister between two toes that I pulled off and sand came pouring out.

Don't try to take wet suit off by hand. Just step on it to get off.

Did a good job shifting and attacking the downhills. Used the flats to drink. Suffered and cursed the uphills, especially the final hill.

It was an average performance. I'm disappointed that I didn't really improve from last year.

Pretty quick transition, though I got a pedal stuck on a barrier, which delayed me a few seconds.

Eventually I should try the more advanced moves (jumping off moving bike, etc.)

Continue to wean myself off the run/walk method and get to non stop running.

Not training hard enough (bike) or often enough (swim). Long taper - Race was postponed 3 weeks due to weather. In that time, I had planned on not training much, plus I had a week of vacation (IMLP).


It's unfortunate it had to be delayed due to Alum Creek flooding. Not sure if that contributed to the overall feel of chaos on race day. Didn't seem disorganized last year. Also, there may have been a timing issue, as the official results don't include time in transition. My data is a combination of their official results and my Garmin tracking.