Bigfoot Triathlon - Sprint Distance - TriathlonSprint

I made the ultimate mistake of swimming in my new wetsuit (bought late last year) without much OWS practice. I have only swam in the ocean once and nearby lake a handful of times. The arms always felt quite restrictive, but I have never completed any long distances. WELL, after the first 200 meters or so, my arms began to fatigue since I could not adequately life them out of the water. I resorted to the breaststroke for the next 300 or so meters and ultimately went back to the crawl for the final 200 meters. I have completed 2000+ meter swims a couple of times each week during my training. I had certainly done the training, but made a classic mistake of trying something for the first time at a race!

I would have either not worn the wetsuit or have gotten one that fit.

T1 was horrible. I had a tough time getting my wetsuit off, which may be due to how tight it is. I spent a lot of time "goofying around," and wasting time by putting on my HRM.

Stick to the plan. I have been so slow in T1.

I made up a lot of ground on the bike. I felt great and hydrated, which allowed me to kick it up a notch. I have not seen my official time yet, but I was able to keep my speed above 20 mph for much of the course.

I would have worked harder on the hills, of which there were not many. I am still a little hesitant to be on my aero bars due to my fall earlier this spring. I could use some more time on them, as they would probably increase my speed.

T2 went much more smoothly than T1. I was in and out quickly.

Ride longer on the aero bars.

The run went great, I was able to keep a good pace.

Not too much.

I did not do much of a warm down, just drank some water and ate a clif bar.


The tight wetsuit really slowed me down on the swim.


This was a great race, not too many racers and a fantastic setting. The weather was perfect for the event. Lot and lots of very nice racers and spectators.