Pat Griskus Olympic Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

Never swam a mile before. Took it very slow and paced myself. Finished well.. pace was what I expected for my current fitness.
My calves started cramping 1/2 way. Switching from left to right.. had to modify kick or kick very little.

Swim more often. Swim longer distances. I am only swimming 2 times a week. Need to up this to 3 minimum, 4 times a week would be better.

Transition 1 was a bit away from swim. Part of transition time is actually running to the transition area. All good. Only 4th time using wet suit. Need to figure this out.

More swimming practice.

Need a better bike.. There is only so much to do with fitness.. I am OK on the bike, not enough low gears for the amount of hills. Needed to stand and pedal, mashing big time..

Right foot "fell asleep" or was too cold?? Never felt this before.
Calves cramping from swim stayed with me on the bike.

Overall I was faster than expected.

Train on more hills...

Overall OK.. took time to drink some water left in bottle. Didn't drink enough on the bike rids.

Nothing, T2 was good..

Slow.. I was burnt from the bike.

Legs were dead tired...
Right arm started to cramp a little over 1/2 way through. Could not bring water to mouth. Kept shaking it off.. never felt this bad (aches) before...

More training, better eating.

Planning calories better.

Went to pavilion and ate a cheeseburger.
Then a banana
Drank gatorade.


Lack of sleep.
Not planning nutrition properly.
Training - need to push myself more.


Very well run race. I had never done an Olympic distance before. Have not run here before.

Not knowing what to expect, I asked a lot of questions. Everyone very helpful and friendly...