Small Texan Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

I knew swimming was my toughest event. I survived and I'm happy with it. Didn't keep freestyle going more than 3/4 of it. Plenty of improvement to be made in going straight.

Go straight. Practice more (I'm working on it).

I kept the same bottoms the whole race. Had trouble getting my jresey on. I think I lost a gel from my pocket. I took my time, and that was fine with me. Oh, and I just used my running shoes in toeclips.

Nothing. This was my first race, and transition was smooth. I wasn't going for speedy, just hoping for no big mistakes. I need to practice getting my jersey on while wet.

There were a lot of bad roads. My seat came loose and I was on a rocking chair for the first 3 miles. Miraculously, it tightened back up, though not at a great angle.
There were about ten miles that I was just flying! I charged down a hill and I was just off.
I improved big time from when I had toured the course the week before.
Overall I'm really happy with it.

No tweaking bike for a week before the race!
Don't overhydrate. My pee was crystal clear at the start of the run.
Train more (always).

I biked in running shoes, which helped. I also used a shoelace as my race belt, which worked great.
Just racked, ripped off my jersey, grabbed my number and ran.

I don't think anything. Smoothness, not speed, I think will be my goal in transitions until I'm vying for placement and have to drop seconds.

I was least worried about the run, so I let off on training a little too much.
I had a good quarter-mile kick at the end, but mostly my mantra was, "keep going. Almost done."
I wish I could have pushed just a little more, but I was pooped. This was a decent start place for a lot of improvement.

I think that I was over-hydrated and under-nourished. Should have drunk less and taken another gel on the ride.

I was really tired and could hardly stand for the first five minutes.
But I shouted, "I am a TRIATHLETE!"


Not enough training. (Wow, what a pessimistic question.)


I am a TRIATHLETE!