5430 Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

So I started out too fast. Adrenaline or whatever, but I definitely started out too fast. Finally Wendy Mader passed me and I caught her heelf for a few hundred yards. Then we rounded the 2nd bouy and I TOTALLY lost her and had to go it on my own and at that point at least one other gal caught me. I was fatigued from going out too fast I think. Put in a final little kick and then stood up too soon. OK swim - better than the last 2 I guess, but not great. About 30" faster than last year.

go out more a little more moderately - I was literally in the lead. I should just get behind Wendy to start with and try to stay on her heels the whole way. I seem to lose people at bouys...

So this transition was a disaster!!! I got the suit off fine, but then I couldn't get my shoes on - THEN when I tried to buckle my helmet, I bumped my bike and almost knocked over the bike next to mine (and I know who's bike it was and I was REALLY trying not to knock it over!) Anyway, then I got stuck behind a bit of a traffic jam of people crossing the mats just in front of me. I did do a flying mount, but it was so crowded at that second, I'm not sure it made a difference.

Not be a KLUTZ!! Get a better transition spot. I was on the left - I should have picked a spot where I could be on the RIGHT of my bike.

I thought this was a decent ride. I wanted to be at 22 mph and sub 47 - BUT I was a little short of that. I was still happy thinking it was a good effort, but I'm concerned because my watts were WAY low. Don't know if this was a result of overtraning, mental funk, or what, but I felt like I was going hard and fast, but my power didn't agree!

Look at my power meter?? Maybe it just wasn't my day.

Aside from losing a shoe and then having trouble getting my running shoe on, this was a fine transition. Just need to get the shoes prepped a tad better.

Just be smoother.

Well, not sure where to start here... I think I should just say I felt like crap and leave it at that. I pretty much went on feel and went as hard as I could, but I just didn't have it in my today. I got passed with 1 mile to go and couldn't hang on her heels. Turns out she was running 7' pace which is where I wanted to be. I just couldn't dig out the extra today and it kept me from the podium. STILL I was much faster on the run than last year and I ran as fast as I could today. incidenatlaly it was a 5k PR, so I guess I should be happy about that.
Overall I will say I'm happy and not at the same time. Great that I can be 4th on a "crappy" day and still pull something out, but on the other hand, It makes me more worried about how I'm going to do at Nationals.

feel better???

Jogged a bit then just walked, swam with the kids and ate some good grub :)


The last 2 races and pending Nationals in 2 weeks. Overtrained possibly and also just not mentally up for this race.


Really love the whole 5439 series races. I'm not crazy about sprints though and I wish there was more food.
By the time I got to the tent a lot of stuff was gone. Overall though, well organized and worth it!!