Clark Lake Lions Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

There was a dead fish where we waded out to start the swim which was lots of fun and got a couple of jokes from the crowd. It actually helped to ease the tension.

Wram up in the water and get a trisuit.

Had a hard time getting into my shoes and getting my helmet on even while sitting trying to do it.

Get a tub of water instead of shooting my feet with a water bottle. Go faster.

The bike seemed to go pretty well. I passed a good amount of people and had no one from my wave pass me that I noticed. The scenery was actually pretty and the wind was only up going past one large field.

Get a set of aero bars. Holy crap I'm about as aero dynamic as a UPS truck when I am riding the road bike. The 6'5", 260 pounds of me just catches that wind and holds it there.

Had a hard time getting my back into the rack because I am so tall that I actually had to tilt my bike to get the bike hooked and with another bike right next to mine it becomes excessively difficult. I then had a hard time getting my shoes on over my wet socks; I need to get a set of yankz badly.

Get a set of yankz or something comparable. I also need to work on getting off my bike quickly.

I was really freakin' slow. Hopefully as I lose more weight my time will go down significatly. Overall though I was proud of myself. I had a flying sprint for the last hundred or hundred and fifty yards and actually flew right past a guy who was still running about fifty yards ahead of me. It was really cool to actually get ahead of someone.

Lose some weight.

Walking around amd some stretching. Perusing the bike shop tent.


I was sick as crap for the entire race, that had to have had at least a bit of an affect.


It is a fun race that is well organized. The organizers really want people of all abilities to participate and the community is very supportive of all those that come out. I will definitely do this race again.