St. George Triathlon "SGTRI" - Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Great swim for me, absolutely improved my time from last year. I started at the front this year, since I didn't want to give 20-30 seconds right off the bat.

I shaved 7 minutes off last year's time, so I was very happy with my time. If I could do anything differently, I'd just push harder.

I got into T1 fast after the swim, as it was only a 25 yard run. I had some trouble getting my wetsuit off, and it took a minute longer than I would have liked.

Take my wetsuit top off as I come out of the water. I think I wasted 25 seconds on that in T1.

A very good performance for me; shaved off over 8 minutes from this race last Fall.It's a tricky ride, as there's a huge long hill about 2 miles into it, and I had a hard time getting my heartrate down before I hit the hill. I passed about 10 guys on the hill and was passed by 2 (1 of whom I ended up dueling the whole way). I maintained a good pace and was passed by some guys on serious bikes, but I feel good about it. In retrospect, I know where I need to improve. Kept charging right to the end and passed a guy 10 feet from the mat, so that was cool.

Kept the hammer down on the flats more. I really gave all I had, though, so I'm content with my performance. 14 of 35 isn't bad for my 3rd tri.

Good transition, couldn't really have done it faster. Didn't rest at all.

Ouch. Literally. My right calf/achilles twinged leaving the transition area and I knew I'd be in for some pain. My goal had been to run sub 8-minute miles, but I really struggled. The terrain was "packed" earth, but in reality it was sand, which made it even more tough on a gimpy calf. I'd never run on dirt before. There was a huge hill at the 1/2 way point which was very challenging. I did manage to speed up the last mile and out-sprinted a guy at the mat, which made me happy. Overall a disappointing run. I hadn't run in a month, in hopes my calf would be fit, so we'll have to see what I can do before my next race in 3 weeks.

Have a healthy calf. Other than that, I pushed it as hard as I could.

Ate some grapes and kissed my wife and son.


I performed up to my ability in the swim and bike; my calf hampered me from running as fast as I was able.


This was the best of my 3 tris. I did this same course in September, and I was 13:24 faster this time. Set PR in swim and bike. Swam with a wetsuit for the first time and absolutely loved it. I was concerned about feeling claustrophobic, etc., but had no issues at all.