Memphis In May Olympic Triathlon - Triathlon

Swim was tough. Water was disgusting. Algae everywhere. So murky that I couldn't see my hand when i extended my arm. First half was tough, with sun on the right side,,which made sighting more difficult. Navigation was off over the second half as I got tired. Never pushed, and was relatively pleased wiht my time when i got out, and I still felt pretty fresh for the bike

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T1 wasn't too bad. Wetsuit got stuck on my heels a bit

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Ride went OK. I never pushed, wanting to save some for the run. My goal was to be at 20mph or faster, and I just missed it. Only got passed by a handful of people, though, and I passed several of them back by the end.

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T2 went better than T1, nothing too bad

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Tough run. Felt good for the first mile, but then the hills hit, and once I hit mile 3-4 with no shade, I about died. Managed to run from rest stop to rest stop, walking while drinking 2 cups of water at each. Slowed a bit, but not too badly over the second half. I was glad to be done though!

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heat and lack of training


This is always a great race. This was my first time to do it in 5 years. There were only ~220 racers, adn in the past, there have been more than 1000. I'm not sure why the drastic drop in numbers, because it's still a fast course and a very well run race. Very organized, good T shirt, great food afterwards (bbq) and beer. I'll continue to do it.