Got Energy Triathlon - Intermediate Course - Triathlon

I actually received my new full Xterra wetsuit on Thursday. Got in a short (and first of the year) OWS on Saturday to try out the fit. Discovered the water was surprisingly warmer than I thought it would be for this year. Went home and took my old Xterra wetsuit which is pretty torn up from years of use and cut the arm off at the shoulder and the legs off just above the knee and decided I would use that for the triathlon the next day. worked great, but had a little chafing around the neck.

not much. About as good as the swim gets for me

transition was a bit slow. first one of the year. put helmet on then had to take it back off to get sunglasses on...duh! Wet suit was very easy to take off compared to a full suit

put on sunglasses before bike helmet.

started behind a slower cyclist and had difficulty getting around until the course opened up a bit. Not as bike fit as I had been at this point last year. Have been concentrating more on the run with the marathon 4 weeks ago. temperature was great - only drank half bike bottle on the whole course and felt fine.

should have increased bike fitness earlier this year

I thought this was fast, but the fastest person in my age group halved my transition time!

go faster :)

always my best event of the three. Felt like I got a slow start. Again haven't been doing a ton of bricks this year like last year, so body just not as prepared as it was. I didn't drink anything on the course. Felt like I could have at the last aid station, but decided I'd be stubborn and run through it. So total race intake was one fresh date and half a bike bottle of coconut water.

add more bricks into training

ate a banana and a sub sandwich. A couple of gatorades and a water. Sat down on the grass with my wife and took it all in. The results board indicated I had finished 4th ( I had finished 4th in my age group the previous two years also). Found out when I got home that I actually took third. Unfortunately we didn't hang around for the awards ceremony - so no podium for me.


lack of bike fitness and practice running off the bike


This is by far the best race I've taken part in for beginners. They do an awesome job with the newbies.