Cornman Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

I never was able to get out of the herd of people. It was arms and legs everywhere except for maybe the last 50 yards of the swim. The rounding buoy had a permanent white buoy right behind it so when I cut the turn kind of closely I hit the darned thing. What a dork.

Learn to sprint out to get out of the herd.

Missed the left clip the first try, but was still able to keep going without falling over. Bike was in a good gear for the start.

Absolutely enormous hill right at the beginning (mile 3 or so) but I was ready for it. I made it up without dismounting while a lot of people around me were walking their bikes. That felt pretty good mentally. Rolling hills the rest of the way. A few flats. It was very hot and there were some hot, gusty crosswinds. A year ago this course would have killed me. One GU at about mile 11.

Push harder on all the hills. Give it everything I've got.

Chose not to wear socks on run.

The decision to run without socks was a bad one. I got a huge blister on my left instep. I usually don't have a problem with runs this short if I don't wear socks, but I'd rather not risk this in the future. There was a water stop right out of transition, but the next one wasn't until mile 1.5. They needed a stop at the top of the killer hill at mile 1.

Wear socks. I'm not that fast in transition that 10 seconds in sock time will make a difference. ALWAYS carry my own water on the run.

Flopped in the lake to cool off. Drank a 20 oz bottle of water in about 10 seconds.


Heat, lack of water on the run, no socks on the run


I'd consider doing this race again, but I'll plan on training in 96 degree heat on the biggest hills I can find.