Treeathlon - TriathlonSprint

Holy crap - it was a battle in the pool. More fighting than swimming. Went much harder than I would have otherwise, but didn't overdo it. Mostly just fighting to get some space to move, stroke and breathe.

Punch harder.

Very fast transition, but still need to work on getting my shoes on faster - it's consistently the worst part of my transition.

Felt great on the bike, except for mechanical difficulties - wheel was rubbing on fairing whenever I pushed hard (ie: out of the saddle climbing) - luckily didn't have to climb much, but I came to an almost complete stop on the one short climb... then it was all smooth sailing, a bit of rubbing, but I doubt it cost me too much time.

Had a great time chasing people down on the downhills - really used the PT to spur me on to push hard while others were recovering.

More thorough pre-ride check. I put on my race wheels, checked the gears and did a few laps around the parking lot - need to get out for a couple of miles at least and open it up, push hard, make sure everything is working.

Very fast T2 - I rode for about 1/4 mile with my feet on my shoes since I didn't know where the entrance to T2 was exactly and didn't want to be caught by surprise with my feet still in my shoes.

Pre-ride the course.

Mediocre run - felt like I was giving it my all, but I wasn't very fast. The limiting factor seemed to be oxygen - my HR was surprisingly low - around 162, compared to 180 on the bike, but I couldn't get it higher due to inability to get the air I needed. Legs were tired but could have gone faster. Maybe a bit of exercise induced asthma? It's not really allergy season, but the warm weather might have started some things blooming - time to get out the inhaler. I suppose it's also possible I went too hard on the bike, but my legs weren't too tired...

Seeing Zipp on the run really helped me to dig as deep as I could.

Asthma medication?

not much.


mechanical issues, training, asthma (??)


Excellent race - well organized, on time, good volunteers.
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