Luray International Triathlon - Triathlon

The lake is really too small for a triathlon of this size. The Olympic swim course really takes the ENTIRE lake to get the distance in. This was the most crowded swim I have done. The first stretch was crowded by my rather large wave. Once we got past the first turn buoy, we started catching the wave ahead, so it never got less crowded. I did catch a draft on the back stretch of the V-section. I also swam an extra 150 or so meters, although I seemed to swim straight. I stepped on a rock while existing on hurt my foot.

I'm not sure what I could have done differently. I believe this is the nature of the course at this swim. I believe it might have been a bit long.

I am still fighting with the visor on my Rudy Project helmet. This seems to be a design flaw. It comes out at the slightest touch, making for extra long T1 times. There was also quite a crowd at the mount line on a narrow section of road in the park.

Either figure out the helmet or scrap the visor completely.

This was my first race with my new Powertap and HED wheels. I think it made a difference, although it's hard to tell on this course. This course was definitely challenging. I had some downhills at 45.9 and over 38 mph. I didn't push as hard as I did at CB.

Learn how to descend better so that I don't have to use the breaks on the way down.

Took a minute to get socks on.

Get socks on faster.

I was worried after I had to walk during my CB run. I ran this entire course. I felt good on the outs (they were downhill) and not as good on the backs (they were uphill). This is too slow for me. The course was tough, but I am faster than this. I need to push more.

I need to work on speed and push the pace more.

Got post-race food and hung with the family for a bit.


The only real issues I had with this race were in T1 and my descending on the bike. I love the new wheels. I also need to push the run more. IM training may be causing slower running.


This was my first race put on by Racine Multisports. They did a pretty good job. The venue is beautiful and the course is challenging, in the mountains. The volunteers were very enthusiastic and fantastic. The lake is too small for the swim and thus overly crowded. They also had timing issues, which is frustrating. It took several days to get accurate splits. Overall, this is a good race. I would do another Racine race.