Tiger Tri - TriathlonOlympic

I was maybe a little too relaxed on the swim. Had bad chafing going on with tri top under wetsuit. I think next time, I'll either remember bodyglide or not wear the tri top under and put it on at T1. I really enjoyed the swim, started at the back and was able to catch some people and do a little drafting. Good navigation and swim pretty straight too.

I need to get fast on the swim, practice practice and remember the bodyglide!

What can I say? Wet feet and dry socks........I was able to jog to T1 this time without being dizzy but lost some time getting into my socks. I'd forgotten to roll them up and just tried to slide them on.
Had trouble getting into my pedals but eventually got everything together.

roll up socks, practice!

This course was deceptive, overall new loss in altitude but there are a couple of good uphills and there was a good headwind too. I rode too hard thinking I needed to go really fast since it was downhill afterall. This was my fastest time for this distance. Got stung by wasps twice and the 2nd time tried to brush the wasp off of my hand and almost crashed, 40mph and serious speed wobble with one hand on aerobar, it was pretty darn exciting!

Keep effort level a little lower, wear my HRM to monitor this. Keep hands where they belong

I could be spoiled here, when I entered T2, a volunteer took my bike and helmet another gave me my run bag with shoes and hat. Sat down and made a pretty good changeover for me.

Take feet out of shoes before I get to T2

This was a really hard run for me. After the hard effort on the bike my legs were tired and off we went, right into the grass, my feet felt like they were in cememt. Started too fast and spent most of the run trying to get HR under control. Walked a lot of hills and all of the aid stations. Water on my head at every station and Gatorade in. Still short on fluids at the end.

Ride a little slower, save something for run, start run slower and stay in control. Drink more.

Drank water and Gatorade and watched people finish. Walked around and we took a group picture.


Lack of energy management and training.


The volunteers were just awesome! There were more volunteers than racers. I did see several people with ipods on the bike, NOT a good thing and several more on the run. This was a hard race for me and a good indicator of where I need to improve my training. I'll be back next year.