Tri-the-Bull - Triathlon

Being a pool swim it was pretty easy and felt short compared to my usual 1500m training days.

Remember to start the timer on my watch at the start of my swim and not halfway through the second lap!

Even though I wasn't wearing a wet suit it still felt like T1 took too long. The run from the pool to the transition area was very short so my feet were still very wet when I was putting my socks on.

Position my towel a little more effectively.

The course was fun and quick. One problem I had was my biking glove kept pressing the start/stop button on my watch whenever I moved my wrist. This completely messed up the tracking of my split as there was no official split timing.

Find a better way to track my timing as my watch was not working very well.

Smooth T2, overall. No snags and timing felt OK.

Having just biked the course I knew what to expect on the run. Took about half a mile for my legs to shift from biking to running mode, doing a brick each week has helped me gauge that transition. Once in run mode I cruised along and felt good, albeit at a fairly slow and comfortable pace.

On the final 200 yards a college age girl passed me and encouraged me to "kick it in gear for the finish!" Having some energy left in my legs I did just that and kept pace with her to finish the run strong and fast.

Push myself a little harder once my legs get into run mode, I know I can run faster.

Enjoyed some local strawberries and stretched my legs out.


Be willing to push my run a bit faster.


Could have used a few more volunteers and/or better organized. While there were just enough on course at each turn to keep us on course the transition area could have used a bit more supervision. There were a couple bikers who didn't dismount and rode their bike into the transition area.

For a small town race it was fun and low key. I plan to keep it on my calendar as a fun mid-season sprint.