Mini Mighty Man Triathlon - TriathlonMini Sprint

TT start to swim..self seeded. You sat under your approx time in bleachers and lined up that way. I seeded myself in the back of Fast (7:30-8:00) and I swam 8:01, so I seeded properly. I passed about 8 people, which sounds great, except it tells me that they didn't seed properly (or had a bad day ). 2 situations people would not move to right and I had to sight (yea sighting in pool swim)..to figure out way around these guys. Overall though, for my first swim, I was very pleased. Funny story: I randomly pick a spot on bleachers next to guy before swim and Ralph (rtocco) spots us and he asks the guy if he's from BT..the guy says YES..it's Eddie (Cobannero)!! I had no clue, I just sat in bleachers.

What would you do differently?:

Maybe seed higher, but nothing too drastic.

Had long run to bike, since I racked right next to bike in/out which was opposite end of pool. Haven't even begun to think about putting shoes on pedal and Yes I wear socks. Probably could've shaved a few seconds here..but pleased overall.

Nothing.

Pushed hard on bike and was aero the whole way (excpet for turns). Passed quite a few people, but it was a TT so I really had no idea who was on what lap. It was kind of cool getting passed by those disc wheel guys..you really CAN hear them coming!

Maybe work on breathing better, because I was spent at T2. Really pushed the bike hard.

Need to use Yankz on shoes..tried figuring them out night before, but decided against trying it for first time on race morning. Actually started towards run course with Helmet on head...and my nephew got picture of it!

Take helmet off head and use some kind of quick tie for running shoes. Leave biking shoes on pedals?? (down the road)

Run was a disaster. I could not catch my breath at all!! I had to stop only about 300 yds into run..take some deep breaths and it improved but I was still completely out of breath. Then all that hydration came to the surface and I really had to pee!! Bad!! Still not ready to pee myself while running, especially for 2 stinking miles. No way..what's that up ahead?? An Actual bathroom in the middle of the park...so there I go into the urinal..in the middle of a stinking 2 mile run!!! Not to go into too much detail, but I was in there for what seemed like forever!!! Felt much better and off I went....finally got breathing under control...but not before stopping one more time. Ralph (rtocco) passed me and offered up some encouragement (that was cool)..and then I chugged home.

Bricks! Bricks! Bricks! My legs weren't the issue...they felt fine. I just couldn't catch my breath!

Ate some watermelon and met up with family. Said hi to a few girls from my gym, hey wifey was chose not to show up!:) It was their first tri also, and one of them took 3rd in her AG, but left before awards because awards took at least 1.5 hrs after race end.


Overweight engine..lack of brick training.


This was my first tri ever and I am very proud of myself for finishing. I know where my limitations lie and I will address that. Only 6 mos ago I was smoking a pack of cigs a day, couldn't swim 50m without being winded and forget about running and I didn't even own a bike (now I have 2!!).
Quick "gave me chills story": My best friend was killed on September 11 and we've known each other since we were 5..were college roommates for 3 years (we broke up for a year 4th year). We always talked about doing a triathlon together but there were beers to drink and pot to smoke, so we never did. During school breaks we would always drive home together (6 hours) and it was spooky how for 6 trips in a row we heard "Take me Home" by Phil Collins on the radio in roughly the same area of the interstate. After my tri yesterday, I begin to drive home and "Take me Home" comes on the radio! I miss you Richie and thanks for being there with me!