Eastside Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

I was really please with this swim because the last open water swim I did the back stroke for probably 90% of it. This time I kept my wits about me and did the crawl the entire time. My main goal was to exit the water with plenty of energy and a low heart rate and I did that.

I do need to work on my navigation skills. I found myself having to make lots of corrections and getting off course quite a bit.

Better navigation.

The transition area was set up really nicely. My rack was the next to last one, just before the bike exit. My brother and I practiced our transitions the evening before and I believe this helped.

One day, perhaps become accustomed to not wearing socks. And eventually having my shoes on the bike and slipping into them while rolling.

My bike time was much slower than I was expecting. I was about 2 mph slower than I should have been and was using my hamstrings way too much. I think this had to do with the fact that I was making adjustments to my bike up to the day before. Hopefully between now and the next race I'll have everything straightened out.

Get my bike adjusted properly before the race.

I had a really good T2. This race broke down the rankings off all the times, even the transitions, and I ranked 25th overall and top in the age group. My age group ranking might have had something to do with the fact that the top two guys had no T2 time for some reason. Oh well.

Be able to leave my shoes cleated in my pedals and jump off the bike bare hoofed.

Even though the terrain was difficult and my legs were tired from overusing the hamstrings on the bike I still felt I had a really good run.

Nothing.

Walked around with a cold towel around my next. Stretched and talked with other participants.


My bike set up. It was my own fault, but I know I can ride faster than I did. Overeating the night before didn't seem to be an issue. I was relieved.


I heard several people say they got in to some situations on the bike where they were very uncomfortable because of the lack of volunteers blocking the intersections or directing traffic.

Overall, though, it was a good race. People were nice. Food was good. They couldn't do anything about the rain the night before, so the mud was unavoidable unless they change the course up.