Triangle Triathlon - Triathlon

Started in the back of the middle and gave everyone a couple of seconds to give me some swimming room. Ran into two or three people but never kicked in the face or anything.

This was faster than my last 2 open water swims, and one of them was wetsuit legal. So I am pretty happy with this swim. Still slower than my swims in a pool.

My start has worked but I start in the back and end up catching people as I finish in the middle. I will start with the wave next time but on the outside.

OWS practice and work on sighting. I have only swam OWS in 3 races, and never in practice.

T1 was a short run. I haven't found a top I like to swim in so I had to put on my tri top. Dried off a little and then struggled a little with my tri top.

25 / 35 in age group
218 / 303 overall



Need to find a new tri top or bike and run without one. Maybe a speed suit? Should be able to drop a minute here

Furthest bike in any of the four tri's I've done and the only one with hills. Had expected a pace around 17.5 -18.5. So I was pretty happy being over 19. Got up to 36 mph on the down hills. Uncomfortable going that fast on a bike so I would come out of aero. This was the second race with my bike, and I have only been riding it for a month. Was able to stay in aero for a majority of the ride.

Passed a bunch of people and got passed but a few (mostly toward the end). Felt like I was able to go with the people that passed me and either stay with them or pass them back with the exception of the last 3 miles.

Took out a cone going thru the turns approaching t2.

Nothing really, my fastest and longest bike on the toughest course I have raced. No hills near me. Need more time in the saddle to get used to going so fast. Maybe adjust my bike fit soon to get me more forward

Shoes on, a quick gu and a quick stretch and I was on my way. Almost left t2 without my race belt. I little light headed and wobbly

29 / 35
228 / 303


nothing.

Still having trouble running off the bike. Got passed by a boat load of people. Didn't pass anyone. Need to be more mentally tough and push harder.

Overall a little slower than last months race but that was a flat road course. So maybe the same.

Work on Transition runs

Walked around. Ate a banana, pizza, and a cookie


Build up run volume and increase the distance on my transition runs. Maybe biked to hard at the determent of the run. My T1 and T2 are slow and I could gain 2 minutes there and should start to focus some attention there next year now that I have progressed to the middle of the pack.


Overall a good race. With limited parking not a great one for the pregnant wife and children. Limited activity for the kids at the race site. If I come back next year I will leave them at home.