Lake Norman YMCA Triathlon - Triathlon

The outbound swim (with the current) felt good. First two buoys went really well but got trapped coming in - could not find a good spot or rhythm. Drove me nuts. But happy with the swim. A minute slower than last year but it was a much tougher swim - tons more people and traffic.

Nothing - I have been suffering a case of tendinitis in my right elbow (tennis elbow) which has made swimming painful. This was the first swim in 2 months that did not hurt

Thought I was faster - had some trouble with my shoes.

Interesting ride - slower than last year but felt strong - played hop scotch with one guy while passing a bunch more; had a guy literally draft off me for 2 miles up Shearers - never seen someone do that. More frustrating is he beat me overall as I did all the work.

The last mile was super technical and very hard to pass. I could have passed a few more but played it safe.

Passed two cars as well.

Nothing

Big TA but decent transition

Well the run - i Passed one person maybe?- been running a bunch but none of it fast. Since my 5k PR in early July the running side of the house has been grim. 23 seconds slower than last year.

Met up with a few friends and met some new ones


The summer since early July has been a mess training wise for some very good reasons. Struggled mighty in late July early August with both injury (see the elbow) and just motivation. My goal for the race was to be close to last year but I was over 4 minutes slower. I think some of that was do to the headwinds we saw on the bike and more to me. But I am thankful for completing the race and having the ability to race.


Race felt bigger than last year - looks like it was maybe 8 to 10% bigger. Weather was great.