Dare to Tri Sprint Triathlon - Triathlon

Swim was about 20 seconds slower than I would have liked it to be. Dove into the water great but never found a good rhythm. Passed about 10 people from the college division that weren't good at swimming.

I swam a semi-hard pool set on Friday before the race and my arms were tired. Note to self easy before races even if it is a short pool swim.

better performance in T1 than previous but still getting owned by the specialized s-works tri shoe. I took a few extra seconds to put on socks which I normally do in T2 but with temps being 50F and no cold weather protection I took all the help I could get.

I need to learn the flying mount to make the shoes more efficient for me.

The course was cut short 10 miles vice the normal 12 miles because of poor road conditions, that being said the road conditions were rough throughout the course. Combine that with the constant up and downs of the hilly course and the cold weather 50F at start time and I never could get my power up or heartrate into a rhythm. I rated the bike as BA because it was slower than I was hoping for, overall it was a good bike top 5% of competitors. Took a gu just prior to entering T2.

More time practicing hills. Bike fit.

T2 was fast because I put my socks on in T1.

nothing

Run felt good and I stuck my HR in the low 170's to start with the plan to increase speed throughout. First mile my left heel was very sore, still battling PF on left foot and newton MV^2 that are nearing end of life probably aren't helping much. I was running hard and passing a lot of people but didn't quite run as fast as I would have liked (21 minute was goal) but again the run put me in the top 10% of competitors.

Different shoes

packed up transition and played with the kids while waiting for awards.


many things: weight still >190lbs, only 4 weeks of steady training, no training on hills, didn't bring cold weather gear to race, and PF in left foot.


Overall great support for the race, I love having a military division on a military base. For 2nd in military division I won a $25 Dick's gift certificate. The only complaint was they ran out of food post race.