Tri Latta Triathlon - Triathlon

Felt pretty good throughout. Not as much contact and jostling as other Sprints I've done.

I settled into a good rhythm and took breaths on every stroke. Felt like I sighted really well.

I' m surprised to see that my pace wasn't faster, but I'm not that disappointed considering no wet suit.

The tri shirt was fine to swim in. Fist time swimming in it without a wetsuit. Didn't even know it was there.

Not sure. Maybe the rush in getting there and setting up tightened me up. It did seem to take a few hundred yards to relax.

Did not find an opportunity to draft.

Good transition...I just took my time. Definitely could have sped it up.

Realized that I had not opened my bike shoes that were already in the pedals, so I moved over to the side of the mount area to open them. Didn't lose a lot of time.

The rubber band one one side broke, but I was able to mount and get going well. Got in the shoes without a problem. After a mile or so, I tightened the shoes a bit.

Remember to open shoes.

Move faster.

Overall a very nice ride. Riders were spread out very well so it was easy to pass (and be passed...).

I tried to stay within myself and not push too hard. Kept my eye on the HRM to make sure I did not go too high.

I wanted to save something for the run. Was passed multiple times, but also passed multiple people as well.

Decided to go with no hydration during the ride and just rely on getting hydrated during transitions. I always drink too much during the bike and feel bloated during the run.

More hard riding in training. Longer riding in training.

Recent focus on form seemed to help. Need to continue and make pedaling in circles second nature.

I need to figure out how my training can be more effective.

Both my calves and arches cramped up when I tried to put on my socks and shoes. I did not go sockless because I have been having problems with my current set of running shoes when running without socks.

Overall I was just way too slow. I felt very weary getting off the bike, even though I had focused on not burning out on the bike.

I was last in my age group (28/28) and did poorly overall (295/320). Ouch...

Took two large drinks of water before starting the run.

Be able to run sockless. Move more quickly.

An increase in fitness will get me in and out of transition faster. Less dragging...

Felt awful through the entire run, even with pacing myself on the bike. Not really sure why. Kept the pace reasonable. Was please to see a consistent pace throughout.

Even though I did not hydrate during the bike, I still felt like there was too much in my stomach. Sounds crazy for a Sprint, but I need to figure out how much to drink throughout the race.

More run training. More consistent training. Better endurance - I can see by the heart rate increase during the run that I need to work on endurance.

Again, I need to figure out what I can do to get faster or at least feel better during the run.

Walked around, water, protein shake, banana. Chocolate milk and water on the way home in the car.




I think getting sick 6 weeks before the race (no training for 1.5 weeks), and the heart catheterization 3 weeks before the race (another week with no training) really hurt.


Very good race. Well organized. Swim was nice, bike course had rollers but no tough hills, and the run was hilly, but almost totally shaded.

Only disappointments were the time it took to park and the lack of bathrooms.

Good post race food and booths. Overall a great race.