Carlsbad Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

1st open water ocean swim. Had trouble relaxing on 1st 250 when going against the current out. Rest of the swim went pretty well and was able to settled down and relax a bit.

Need to get more comfortable and experienced with the ocean swims.

Good transition.

Was a little disoriented when standing up because I seemed to transition real quick and was thinking I was forgetting something.

Felt good. Was able to push myself for most of the ride. Was ~21-23 on segments going with the wind and ~16 on return segments. Ended up with a flat tire when returning to transition area after race. Curious when the tire started to go flat and how far I rode losing air.

Not much as I felt I did this about as well as I could have. Probably need to work on hills more as I did seem to give a slight bit of ground to the other competitors on the bigger uphills.

Good transition.

Nothing as things probably went better then I expected.

Was tight the 1st mile and able to loosen up and push the next 2. Splits of 9:20, 7:59, 7:46, 1:01.

Not much, pushed it pretty hard.

Walked around. Need to get into a better habit of doing some kind of cool down.


Weight! Still need to lose 20 pounds! Also need to start stretching.


As with the only other tri I've competed in, this seemed like it was a very well run race and I hope it's typical of triathlons. I can't remember the last running race that actually went off on time and I really hate standing around waiting before the start of a race. For my abilities, the course was a challenge. The 1st leg of the open water swim was the most mentally difficult part of the race. The bike portion went well and while it was pretty hot out, I was able to finish strong on the run. I look forward to running this race again.