Life Time Tri Maple Grove - Olympic Course - Triathlon

I thought the swim went well. I was very surprised by my posted time/pace. As others have stated, I am suspicious that the course was a little long. I certainly did not feel that "slow". Despite that, my placing within AG was good. Interestingly, I was one of only 3 without a wetsuit. Water temp was absolutely fine, but I may like the float/swim benefit of a wetsuit.

Swim faster, likely buying wetsuit.

Thought the time was a little slow. Bike was racked within 30' of bike in/out which was nice.

Qucker still.

Much better on bike. Upped my avg mph by 2mph. Uphills still not very good. Kind of bonked in the last third. Took a gel despite not wanting to due to fullness. It helped/hurt: helped with the bonk but increased the fullness feeling. I was hoping for 20.5-21mph but missed that target.

More training, better pacing, better nutrition mgmt.

Was fairly quick. Could be a little quicker, but overall satisfied.

Continue to speed up.

My run was not as good as it should have been. For the 1st 2mi I was battling a moderate side ache. I can't remember the last time I had one of those. While it decreased over time, it never fully went away. While I consider myself a strong hill runner, the hills today smacked me pretty good. I also had a litttle left calf cramping and ILTB pain. Nothing bad and I don't think either contributed at all to my slow time. It's possible I biked too hard, but it didn't feel like it at the time.

Better pacing.

Some stretching and walking.


Nutrition wasn't the best. Need to work on pacing better.


Overall, satisfied with my placing on 1st Oly. I met (barely) my biking goal. Well below on swim/run. It's possible my bike might have been a little too fast, but it didn't feel like it at the time. Can't complain about 12/45 in AG and 125/438 overall for 1st Oly. Need better pacing and fitness.