Aurora BayCare High Cliff Triathlon - Sprint Course - Triathlon

Like my last triathlon, the water wasnt very deep so people were running the forst 75 yards, swimming about 250 then running in the last 75 yards. I decided to follow suit and ended up with the 12th best time of the day.

Nothing, while i would prefer to swim the entire swim course, if others are taking advantage of the shallower water i was going to as well.

Improved T1 time from my first race, had trouble getting my shoes strapped in but only probably cost me a few seconds. Still need to work on speeding these up a bit.

The hill you climb right out of T1 was tough as its about .75 miles long, i stayed seated the entire time to try and conserve energy and tried to not push myself too hard going up. Was definitely a tough climb but i think i managed it well. The rest of the bike course was pretty windy and my legs felt like lead the entire day, i really didn't think i was moving very well but was surprised when i saw my time!

Even though the legs felt rough i think i could have gone harder.

Taper more during the week?

Good T2, i think i removed my feet from my shoes a little early on the bike leg and lost some time on the bike by doing that.

Nothing, need to start running sock-less 1-2 times a week.

Legs still felt like lead after the bike and the run course starts up that same big hill right out of T2. My strategy was to keep my strides short and not push hard up the hill as i knew i could make up some time once i got to the top. HR was pretty high after the hill but managed to get into a good stride after about 200 yards. The rest of the run i kept a good pace and when i reached the final stretch back down the hill i was really moving and sprinted pretty hard the last 75 or yards.

Could have probably pushed myself harder once i got to the top of the hill but i wanted to save something for the final stretch. Still very happy with my time. Would have like to get sub 20.

Water/walking/stretching.

For my second ever triathlon im very happy. Two 3rd places in my AG in my first two tris so i cant complain!


I ate an entire jar of PB the night before. Wont be doing that again!


Really enjoyed this race. The course was a little challenging because of the hill but overall i think its a good course.