Clemson Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

This was a really good swim for me. I felt good in the water and I felt good out of the water. This is the lowest I have placed on a swim, yet I felt like it was my best swim. So I am still very happy with my performance even though my placement was low.

Nothing.

Tried 3 times to get my a sock on. Kept missing my foot! But I got it rolled down, all was good.

Not miss my foot.

Felt good on the bike. I rode aggressively trying to catch females. Unfortunately, I didn't catch that many (I counted 5). I know this is my strength so I try to my best to pass as many folks as possible before the run.

I probably should back off to save someting for the run. But cycling is sooo much fun and I do love to go fast.

T2 was a blur. This was my fastest transition yet. I racked the bike, slid out of my shoes slid on my running flats and grabbed my number.

Learn how to dismount with the shoes on the bike.

I had a side-stitch from the start, but was able to breathe through it. I really suffered on this run. I felt like I was giving it everything I had. So I was very disappointed with my time. I honestly thought that if the finish line was 200 ft further, I would have puked. I tried pumping my arms, I felt like I was running with a good kick. I was absolutely wiped out at the finish.

I have absolutely no idea. Maybe not ride 51 miles two days before a race.

Gasped and mingled.


I think I'm just tired. This is the most agressive race schedule I've ever attempted. It has been three months since my last true recovery (not race) week. I have another sprint next Sunday. I am going to modify my training schedule to include more rest this week so I can recover for my A races.


Clemson is a deep fielded race. When I saw my overall finish at the site, I was ok with it because I did drop two minutes from my time last year. I know this is an incredibly competivie field. But when I saw my run time, I was upset. I KNOW I can do better than that. It was a huge opportunity to move up in the rankings if I had just put in an average run performance for myself. But that was all I could do today. I know in my heart that I raced as fast as I could today. My poor body just needs a little rest. So I am pleased with my effort and very happy that I improved my overall time from last year.