Mid-Summer Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

I felt great on the swim. I would say it was my best of the year. The Black Pearl is an incredible wetsuit and I'm glad I bought it.

The only thing I can see to do would be to start as far to the right as possible and have a straighter track to the first buoy.

It was a considerable distance from the T area to the timing mat. But others beat my trans time by minutes so that's not really a valid excuse for taking longer then some. It was also approx. 200 yards ffrom swim finish to trans area.

I could have ran faster from swim to bike. I could have left off socks but the tops of my feet werre a little sun burnt from a day at the beach. I could have left off gloves.

My legs felt a little tired from the start. I kept my usual cadence (93-98) and was passed several times. I saw that the riders passing me were pedaling slower then I was and at one point, after being passed, I shifted until my cadence was the same as my passer. I seemed to pick up speed and actually passed the person I'd been trailing for several miles. Makes me want to experiment with cadence. I averaged over 18 mph and that's what I wanted to do.

Again, no excuses, but I haven't felt 100% since IMCDA a month ago. I also haven't trained a lot since the IM. I don't know that being fresh would have made a big difference because some athletes there were just plain fast, period. I can only do what I can do.

I kept my shoes on because the trans area was grass and I could run normally. I had my gloves off before the finish and took my helmet off right away.

I probably could have run faster with my bike.

The first three miles felt great, but I slowed considerably between miles 4-5. I picked it up again and actually had a gppd kick at the finish.

I gave it my all-not a lot I could have done differently. Actually, my time was every bit as good as the 10k race I ran on 7/4 so I'm not complaining.

Walked around a bit and did some light stretching. Went through recovery and ate.


I felt tired during bike and run, period.


It's a fun race, plus I got to see Bonnie (leopard 8996) and her husband Preston.