Challenge Maine - Olympic Course - Triathlon

Compared to Challenge Poconos my swim time had improved by a whopping 18 minutes! This was due to a number of factors: the ocean swim, a shorter course, and swimming with the current helped out a lot as well. Spotting was also much easier since the course was rectangular and there was a Ferris Wheel to help you spot the swim finish. Comparatively though, the other athletes in my age group also had better swim splits.

Not much to change.

T1 was long due to the half mile run from the beach to transition. We literally had to run the whole length of the transition before we could get to the bike.

Do a better job with the helmet.

Overall I did pretty good on the bike -- passing about 5 people in my age group. Very nice course with a great turnaround too - not too many sharp turns.

Push harder on the rollers.

Finished in a pack of riders so had to find real estate to dismount from the bike.

This was definitely my weakness as pretty much everyone I passed on the bike caught up to me on the run. Lost about 3 places here.

Need to work on my cadence.

Ice bath soak.


Not enough bricks.


Great venue -- drink stations on run was evenly spaced out and lots of helpful volunteers!