Charlottesville International Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

I decided to not push the swim too much so that I wouldn't use up too much energy.

Next time I might push it a little bit more.

My transitions were way better than my first race. It really helped having the shoes already on the bike. The first part of the bike course was uphill, so I had a little bit of trouble getting into the shoes, but it wasn't too bad. The transition area was first come first serve, and I got an awesome spot, pretty close to the bike entrance/exit.

It was nice that the course was so hilly, cause I was able to pass a lot of people on the hills. I was a little disappointed that my avg mph was below 20 though. I heard people afterwards making comments that the course was "excruciating" though, so I guess I should be happy with my average.

I decided to go ahead and wear socks for the run, so that probably added a few seconds.

Keep practicing running without socks, so that I can build up my callouses and not have to put on socks in transition.

I felt horrible on the run! I got a side stitch for the first 3 miles, plus I was running really tense trying to keep from tripping on all the roots and rocks. In most of my training, I almost always run on an empty stomach, so I think I got the side stitch because of the water in there. At the end of the first lap, the trail lead out to the road, and we ran for about 200 yards in the grass beside the road, slightly downhill. Because of that, I was finally able to get a more normal stride, and the side stitch went away. So, I did the second lap a little faster than the first.

I'm going to try and start drinking more before my runs in practice, so that my stomach gets used to running with liquid in it.

Walked around the finish area.


The side stitch during the run.


Overall, this was a good race. It was well run and fun. Apart from the side stitch, everything else was good.