Azalea Festival Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

This was definitely an average to below average swim for me. I think I took it out too fast, and then died, but I stayed the proper distance ahead of the person behind me. There were no other swimmer issues the entire swim.

I believe that the swim with anxiety and the ensuing run to T1 was a little quick. Maybe as much as 1-2 minutes early might have cost me 15 minutes or more on the bike. However, I do not know what I could do differently as this is my first triathlon

T1 started with a .2 mile run from the pool to the transition area.
This was a killer. I got my socks, shoes, jersey and helmet on o.k.
I only put one glove on while running to the exit, and never put on the other glove. I forgot my sunglasses.

I would have taken a taxi from the pool to T1.

I hopped on my bike and started pedaling. there was nothing but pain. I felt worse than after riding 45 miles. I didn't have enough to push gears or spin fast. It was a long painful ride that made me question this whole training and triathlon thing. I got passed by tons of people, who I think felt sorry for me. I was the perfect imitation of a Fred. I also got hit by a car that didn't want to move over on Eastwood.

Everything.

I was completely disheartened at this time. Half of me wanted to quit, but I decided that I would press on. I definitely took at least an extra 45 seconds here.

This was my first triathlon, so I will know what to expect next time.

I started the run completely down on myself, so my pace was a little slow. I saw my wife and kids about .1 miles in and that cheered me up a bit. I walked through the first two water stops. At the turnaround, I started getting back into the groove and probably ran a significant negative split.

Now that I know how it feels to run after a bike leg in a race, I will push harder. I could easily take off 2-3 minutes on the run.

I walked around, thanked the two college coops that work with me for staying and cheering me on to my finish, met up with my family and had some nutrition and hydration. Took the family to the NC Aquarium, drove back home and went to Umstead to meet some BT folks and cheer on Fit and Trix.


This Lactic Acid thing with my Quads that completely dessimated my bike leg. I need to work this out in the next 4 weeks.

Also, not get so busy that I lose my workouts for the week prior. I intended to cut back the last week, but not stop altogether.


I liked the race, but my performance was disappointing.