Heatwave Classic Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

Nasty, nasty water (but not as gross as the Culpepper reservoir in VA), but very calm and smooth. I had a good start, didn't hang back for a change, and navigated myself through a small mosh pit. Was proud of that. We all kept swimming into each other because we could see nothing in the water it was so murky, so drafting was difficult, but I did get a couple of swimmers in front of me to hang onto.

This was a very good swim for me. Strong start and no anxiety whatever! Next time, though, after I settle from the start, I want to start picking up the pace/effort sooner and see if I can't drop more time.

While this is a good transition for me, still slow. I was smoother and I ran from swim exit to bike and then out. I mounted the bike pretty fast (no flying mounts for me).

More practice.

Two things wrong with the bike results: (1) course was long--a tad over 25 miles--because they changed it from the map, and (2) I am almost certain that my bike time was 1:21:xx. My average mph on the computer was 18.3...a bit faster than the 17.7 I got credit for. That being said, it's moot because it was the same for everyone, so it is obvious, even though I have improved significantly on the bike, I still need a lot more work to move up to MOP.

Postscript: Bike results were fixed to reflect actual distance. See. Not so whimpy on the bike. I wanted over 18mph and got 18.4.

Not much. I had a good ride. Kept it under control. Hills were hard because I think my legs are STILL recovering from Gulf Coast. Man, it sucks to get older.

For me, this is an okay transition time (it felt faster); however, still slow in the grand scheme of things.

Just need to work on this...

Got going okay, but really moving slow through the first half. Took advantage of the downhill on the way back and felt very good for the rest of the race. I was unsure I could get under 10min/mile pace, but did overall, and I bet I was closer to 9:30-9:40 for the second half.

Maybe start pushing the pace sooner. I was worried I would get beat back by the hills if I did, but I think I am strong enough that I would have recovered well on the downhill portion and still finished strong.

Nothing today.


Probably confidence in myself. I had been still feeling fatigued from Gulf Coast, did a time trial on Tuesday of this week, so was worried about trashing my legs on the bike and run. I just need to push myself harder.


Very good race. Reservoir is gross, but can't do anything about that. Seemed to be a couple of glitches in results and, obviously, bike course was not as measured. These things happen, though.