Fox Island Sprint Triathlon Series - Race #3 - Triathlon

I worked fairly hard on the swim. There were less than 10 people in my wave, so it was not crowded at all. There were two guys with wetsuits, one of which pulled ahead at the start, but I think I caught him by the end while running to the transition. Not having a wetsuit gave me a quicker transition.

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The race results had this transition at 2:19 but I had a minute faster. I'm not really sure where the time was supposed to be taken. The timing system they had had sensors on the sides and not on a mat and there was no beep to signify when the time was taken.

I messed up a bit getting my bike racked. I need to work on that a bit.

I was hoping for a faster bike segment, but it was not to be. I felt like I would have burned out my legs if I went much faster. I was not passed the entire race, although that is not saying much as I was in the last heat with the other old guys.
It was still a bit foggy on the bike. My glasses were partially fogged up for most of the ride.

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I had a bit of trouble racking my bike and also putting on one shoe I lost my balance and a few seconds.

I decided before the race that I would not wear socks. This turned out to be OK for the race, but I did pay a price. I got several blisters. Next time i wear socks.

This was the best run I've had in a triathlon. I felt strong and kept close to a 7 minute pace. I've never been even close to this before. i was very pleased.

Nothing.

No much besides walking around.


I think my legs were still a bit weak on the bike from last week. I was not sore at all after this, atleast not until I got home.


They dropped the ball in several areas for this race. They neglected to give we a swim cap when I checked in, they did a lousy job of keeping athletes informed on the status of the fog, they made no announcements as to when the awards ceremony would be, and they waited until over half the people had left to tell people is was OK to eat the food.