Memphis in May Sprint Triathlon - Triathlon

Felt like I had a good swim. Sighting not a problem and very little traffic. I did swim over one guy by accident because of murky water. Was disappointed in my swim time, but after talking to other athletes and their disappointment of their times, we concluded the course was long.

Nothing, felt good throughout.

Transition was a mud pit due to the overnight and morning rain. Stopped in small water puddle outside of transition to wash mud off shoes. Everything was soaked and muddy. Dropped my chain after mounting bike because my hand slipped off the lever, but got it back on track without having to dismount.

Good question.

Slick road surface due to rain. Only took one drink from bike bottle because of the cool weather and flat course. Probably should have drank more, but I don't feel like it effected my performance. Nobody passed me on the bike, but I didn't let up because of the time trial start, you never know how you rank until the race is over.

Drink more?

Carried bike into transition because it was hard to control going through the mud. Need I say more about the mud pit?

Felt great off the bike. Legs were strong and bouncy. Cadence was carried over from bike. Didn't take any water with me, nor did I take any water from the aid stations.

Went back to car to find warm and dry clothes. Waited for my wife to finish her race, then went to food tent for some nutrition.


Rain, mud.


Overall good experience given the gloomy, wet , and muddy conditons. Well worth it.