Quad Cities Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Didn't sight well on the way back. Had minor foot cramp right at the start, making for a slow first 150 yards. Worked itself out. This time is pretty comparable with previous years' times, which is to be expected since I didn't swim train any more than I ever do.

Train at some point?

Towel I brought didn't dry feet much. Most of my T1 time comes from getting my darned socks on. This T1 also included the run up from the beach (~70 yards or so uphill).

Toying with feeling out my race pace a bit. I felt like I was pushing it reasonably well and keeping a good cadence without burning out my legs for the run. My run time backs this up, given my current fitness level. I was happy with this ride.

More saddle time = faster split times. I've been pretty consistent this year; just need more time to get that speed up.

Pretty decent T2...not a ton to do here really. I dropped my sunglasses taking my helmet off, so I could probably shave another 5 seconds or something. All other seconds would be hustle seconds.

Not drop sunglasses.

Decent enough run. Coming off the bike into this run is tough because the first 3/4 mile is Xcountry style, with quite a bit of undulation right at the beginning. This doesn't work well with trying to get a good running cadence dialed in after coming off the bike. Once I hit more level ground, though, I felt good and was able to dial it in. Pretty good run; asked the legs to pick up the pace at two different spots and they responded in kind. Could likely have gone faster, but all in all a good run.

Had I been a better watch operator, I may have been able to pace myself into a better chance of going sub-1:30 for the race. Since I am not, this went pretty well.

Only myself, really - my race speed was appropriate for my current fitness level. Ran a good race that went pretty well to plan. Overall I dropped 13 minutes from previous years - that's in the 13% ballpark - very good improvement. Continued consistent training time will only bring this time down even more.


This was my third year doing this race, and it's still the best run race by leaps and bounds. Anyone considering doing this race should stop considering and get signed up!