Mooseman Triathlon Festival - International Distance - TriathlonOlympic

Neck still a little sore, did only right-side breathing. Water not too cold, so that didn't bother me this year. Girls in front of me had zero sighting ability, so while they were faster, they were all over the place. (I know...need to adapt vs. complain). The wave spread out quickly. I was steady throughout, but not a terrific swim. Right before the wave started, my right toe and side of my foot went completely numb; (maybe I stepped on something??). It was super tingly. Didn't recover feeling until well into the bike, so this was very annoying.

Lengthen my workouts and focus on bringing up speed, instead of focusing simply on endurance.

Not sure if it was the cold water, or it being out of transition practice, or the numb foot that threw me off here, but it felt like molasses. So slow!! I had tunnel vision and it really required a lot of focus just to get into bike shoes, etc.

Switch to a backpack as a transition bag, to buy space; practice riding w/out socks; practice putting on shoes when on the bike, not running from transition.

I feel stronger on the bike this year, but still not making major improvements. Breathing and overall endurance is okay, but need to strenthen legs for climbing. Downhills and flats, I'm hauling, and happy. The sun came out today, and it got HOT- something I'm not used to training in here in NH. I drank Perpetuem and water throughout, but still felt VERY thirsty. Ate a Carbboom gel, but was hungry. Started to worry about overall nutrition, and realized I didn't have this nailed. Forgot to bring Endurolytes on the bike. The new tires felt GREAT (Michellin pro's). I ditched the under the seat bag in favor of the top tub Jengg bag - good idea. Overall, happy that I shaved time off my previous year.

Other comments: dropped chain once (need to get this looked at!), shifting still not fantastic. Was passed (while fixing chain) by a girl who said, "57", then further ahead "58" and I realized she was counting people she passed out loud. This was demoralizing. Also, was surpassed by almost all my teammates. Ugh.

Work on upper body strength and lower body endurance for climbing (very good with cadence and riding for several hours, but losing strength and climbing power towards the the end of my longer rides.

Moved through T2 well, skipped socks for the run.

Forgot to bring Endurolytes or salty anything with me on the run. By this time, I'm very very thirsty.

Ugh...what a disaster! The sun came out in full force, and simply put, my engine overheated. My muscles seemed fine, but mentally I was tired, sweating bullets, had a lot of fluid in my stomach from the bike and wasn't used to running like this. I stopped at every water station and doused with H20 and slogged bits of Gatorade. Station 2 (BT station) was GREAT - very motivating!!

Figure out nutrition on bike moving into runs, so I'm taking a bit more salt, but also getting used to running with more fluids in me. Carb-wise, I think the Perpetuem was fantastic; my muscles weren't tired and sore at the end, and feel GREAT a day later. Though the Perpetuem is sortof milky and warm (not the greatest to drink on hot days), it seems to really work!

Stretch, hydrate (lots), Endurolytes, reassemble bag, meet with team, cheer on other finishers, watch awards ceremony, tri club social in the afternoon.


Only 16 seconds faster than last year -- why can't I have a breakthrough?
Here's the numbers:

2006 times: s 31:45, t1 4:32, b 1:45:10, t2 2:19, r 1:01:19
2007 times: s 31:51, t1 2:55, b 1:40:20, t2 1:42, r 1:08:34

What didn't work: Not having sweating/fluids nailed down. Lack of doing longer bricks. Still recovering a bit from January's broken foot. I do have the time and energy to put more in training now with my current job; so now I just have to buckle down and do it. I'm pleased I knocked a bit of time off last year's race time, but I was hoping for more. I know that if I invest a bit more into my preparation, I will see better results. May consider some coaching for the remainder of the season.


Another stellar Endorfun Sports event! Volunteers were amazing. Received a beautiful cranberry tech long sleeve shirt, medal, finishers towel, and water bottle.