Life Time Tri Maple Grove - Olympic Course - TriathlonOlympic

This swim had to have been quite a bit longer than last year. Took 5 minutes longer but still placed about the same in my age group. Siting was difficult on the back side of the triangle due to the rising sun. My goggles leaked a few times and I had to tread water to fix them 3 times. That was frustrating. I think I just didn't get them on well enough before the start, and didn't fix them right the first two times. After fixing them the 3rd time they were good to go for the last half of the swim. Felt pretty tired near the end. I was just getting over a cold and I think that had an effect on my performance for all 3 disciplines.

Secure goggles better before the start.

Took my wetsuit off in the grass before I went into T1 (time still counted towards T1 time). The dumbest thing I did, and I've never done this before, was put my left shoe on my right pedal and my right shoe on my left pedal. That cost me some time after I left T1.

Um, put the shoe on the correct pedal

Legs were sore for most of this ride for some reason. Pushed the pace pretty good though. Took 2 Powerbar Gels, 1 salt tab and 2 bottles of Ironman Perform. Minus the mishap with the shoes and pedal, my pace was 21.8. I was aiming for 22. So even though 21.3 isn't what I wanted, in reality I was closer to my goal. There were some pretty strong winds out there but they didn't affect me as much as I thought they would.

Stretching my legs a little more before the race might have helped.

Pretty standard here. I always feel like putting my socks and shoes on and tying them takes forever.

Should invest in triathlon shoes where I don't need socks and don't have to tie them.

I was really disappointed in my run. Wanted to go at least 3:30 faster. But I think with fighting the cold I just didn't have the energy in me. As soon as I took off running I knew it wasn't going to be as fast as I wanted. I am still relatively happy with my placing though, but know I have the ability to drop a much faster run split. Next year.

Didn't do much after the race. Stuck around for a little bit and got a few gatorades, then took off back to the hotel to check out.


Fighting a lingering cold really slowed me down I feel.


This is a really good race put on at a really good venue. Parking is a ways away but they do provide a shuttle, which I've never taken advantage of. It's well put on, well organized and has a more professional feel to it than your normal local sprint triathlon.