West Point Lake Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

I have been swimming very little and trying to put most of my training into biking and running. Not sure if that was a good strategy. I think the swim went fine and I felt ok. Maybe it took more out of me than I think?

Need to overall work on technique to limit effort on the swim.

Transition went as expected. In the grand scheme of things...transition is not a large concern.

Get a tri bag to make getting to transition area easier.

Felt pretty good on bike, but held myself back too much trying to save something for the run.

Just need to put in more miles and doing some longer rides.

ditto above

Maybe change socks again because mine were wet and it drove me crazy on the run. Maybe I will slowly start training with no socks.

This is where the real fun started. Just could never get my run going. I am never a good runner, but this was awful. I had to walk about half. I have really increased my mileage since last year so I thought things would go better.

Need to do more bricks!

Drinking and eating too much. My stomach was sloshy all day. Will not make that mistake again.


This was my third triathlon and worst yet. Something was just not right. Still trying to figure it out. I felt sluggish. I was never really breathing very hard...I just could not go. I need to learn more about pushing myself. I could have pushed a lot harder on the bike especially if I was going to walk half the run anyway. Maybe the swim took more out of me than I think? Maybe it was just a bad day. I did have a terrible long run the week before. I really need more training volume but having three small kids it is hard. I do not want to sacrifice time with them...I would rather finish at the BOP.