Kingston Triathlon - Triathlon

I just couldn't get into a good groove. I stated towards the back because we all jumped off a dock and I thought we'd be wading around for a few minutes, but they pretty much sent us right off. I passed a few people, then go hit by a few, but more or less settled towards the back because my breathing was terrible and I just could not get anything going. I know I've neglected the swim but this really sucked. I just need to at least keep up with the pool work.

Who doesn't say it, but swim more. Major slacking on the swim. I felt it kind of wear me down a bit this time, so I really have to get more time in the water so I'm fresh for the rest.

Holy crap that was such a bad transition/mount on the bike. The run back to the transition was rough and rocky, then after you mount you go straight down a hill on a dirt road, and the dirt was a little loose and I almost lost it a few times. Really tough to navigate and it was tough.

Not much, I felt like I moved with the right urgency for what I wanted to do. I can always be quicker but it was fine.

I live all of 5 minutes from here, so about 60% of the course is in a typical route that I do. That other 40% though, there were some rollers and hills and some tough parts. I kept it pretty even in terms of effort because I really wanted to be fresh for the run. I got passed by a few people, passed a few, nothing big. I was alone for most of the ride really. I saw a pack of 2 or 3 about 100-200 yards in front of me, but we all kept our distance about the same the whole way. About 1/2 way through my left calf cramped up really bad. No clue where that came from, but it was sore. Ended up not impacting anything, but it got really tight and I can still feel it now.

Get out of the water quicker. Bike felt good. I know I turned it down a bit so I could have something left for the run, but I'm afraid I might have left too much.

Little bit of an uphill run on a dirt road in my socks, but the rest of the transition was ok. Feet got wet, but I got my shoes on quick enough. Took a big gulp of gatorade and was off.

Dismount a bit better.

Finally, I paced the bike so I had enough left on the run. If this was a flat road course I think I would have had close to an 8 minute pace. I have to wait for the final results to see the actual pace. This was a trail run. And a trail run indeed it was. There were 2 hills specifically that I was on my hands climbing up, literally. There was a stream that I was able to jump over, but the woman behind me had to kind of jog around. Lots of roots and rocks and some pretty tough terrain. I was surprised how nasty it was. Personally I love trail runs, I think it mixes things up, and I was prepared for a trail run, but not like this. I don't think it had a negative impact on me, but it was interesting. Around mile 2.5 I did roll my ankle pretty good and thought I was going to eat it, but I toughed it out and it's a little swollen but all in all not too bad.

I was pretty happy with my run. I could have gone a bite harder and I crossed the line wanting to keep running, but that's the first time I've felt like I had something left on the run, so I'll take it.

Had a bagel with PB, some gatorade stuff they were giving away, and the rest of my water and gatorade. Made sure to eat a lot after because last time I think I under-ate.


Nothing immediate. More training always helps, but besides being kind of crappy on the swim, I felt ok the rest of the way. I accidently reset my watch after the swim, so I know my swim was 9:46 (however with the walk-jog back to T1). The bike I'm not sure on, I'm guessing around 50-52 minutes. The run was probably close to 25. I crossed at 1:27:52 and I was in the first wave, so that time should hold. Minute here or there with transitions, so I'm not totally sure. I was aiming to beat 1:30 and I'm almost positive I did that, so overall it was a positive experience. Official time put me at 1:28:02, so a few seconds later than I thought. Bike ended up being a few minutes quicker, run a few minutes slower, which makes sense because it was a pretty tough trail run. Still happy with my time, so it's all good.


This was an inaugral race so it was great to see it run so well. Everything was on time, there was a lot of food after, everything was marked well although I did here some complaints on the run because it was a trail run, however I thought it was ok. Not much in terms of activities for kids, but besides that it was good.