Dare to Tri Sprint Triathlon - Triathlon

Since we didn't register until the day before we didn't get seeded so the race director let us cut in between people that seeded themselves 1:45/100m. I passed 12 people in 300 meters, accidentally climbing over 1 person. My swim was very fast due to first event with lava pants. Real swim time was 4:42 which is 1:34/100m.

Register early to get a better swim seed.

Lava pants got stuck on left heel for a second but no real problem here. POC Tempor helmet is getting easier to get on. Grabbed a 2nd gu for my tri suit and was out. My rack was right next to swim enter but all the way down from bike start.

nothing, fantastic T1!

Road as hard as possible throughout the bike, goal was to keep HR @ 180, ended with HR @ 177 due to downhill sections. Once I passed 35mph I was free wheeling, so I tucked and held on for the ride, interesting fact above 40mph the POC Tempor wants to lift off my head.. I took the corners very conservative since the roads were damp. Gear changes and hills were very manageable thanks to all the segments I have been riding on strava (heartrate and power are the same on the segments as they are on the hills, only difference is speed). At mile 11 I took 2nd gu of the day.

Maybe push the corners a bit harder. I was sad about overall speed being <22mph but when compared to everyone else's times, I had a great bike.

Got the helmet off quickly and only scratched my head slightly. Pulled the socks on and got the shoes on very fast.

Nothing very fast T2

Came out with legs that wouldn't turnover. After about .25 miles found my legs and started running well. Held sub 7 for the course but fought a mental battle running on the track. The army must like training on that type of surface for some reason.

cross country practice

Stretched out and had some water and gatorade. Talked with a bunch of people about the race. Got a hot shower inside the pool complex. After awards went to Nacho Momma in Augusta for lunch, then drove 3.5 hours back to St. Marys.


Seeding on the swim, HILLS on the bike, and energy sucking ground surface on the run.


Post race drinks and food was very low, but Go Race Productions totally redeemed themselves with the best swag ever. For placing in age group; I got a mug, a backpack, a log sleeve zip pullover tech shirt, a medal, and a few other odds and ends. This is a very well organized and supported race. It is one of the more challenging sprint triathlons that I have done.