Craig Greenfield Memorial Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

800M; 19:53; 22/34. Well, I'd characterize the swim as good news bad news. Always my most challenging portion of the race, I actually felt pretty good throughout the swim. That's the good news. I felt like I was swimming well - a couple times I noticed I was releasing my lead arm too early but other than that felt good - and I felt like I was in the pack, staying close with other swimmers the whole way. So close in fact that about 200M into the swim I got hit in the right eye by a rather large guy while I was trying to squeeze between him and another swimmer on my left. But I'm a little disappointed with my time and my place. That's the bad news. I felt like I swam pretty well - probably as best as I can - and still finished pretty far back in the pack. I'll continue to work on this and see if I can't add more efficiency to my stroke.

I'm not sure. Probably focus more on streamline position. I think I allowed my head to be a little high in the water. Like I said, I felt - at the time - like I was swimming about as well as I can.

A short run up to T1 and then on the bike. Looking at the other times, it appears I did ok here - 17/22. Felt pretty good running up to T1. Didn't tie my shoes after getting out of the water, which maybe saved a couple seconds. Got out of T1 as fast as possible.

16 miles; 47:29; 20.2mph; 15/32. Right where I wanted to be in terms of mph. Felt good on the bike. Worked hard. Lost momentum a couple times going to eat or drink. Need to practice this and learn how to keep speed up while eating/drinking. Could probably shave a minute or two off of time.

Work on taking drink/gel while riding. I always have to stop pedaling and I lose momentum. This is a good thing for me to work on leading up to my next race.

Too long. Need to work on my T2 times. All but three other racers were in and out of T2 faster than me. The average T2 times was 1:17 - I was 1:50. It's only 43 seconds, but still, I'd like to pick it up a little if I can.

Not sure how to get faster. Probably bike shoes off before getting into transition. That's something else I can work on. Getting socks on takes time, but I have to wear socks. Maybe try some different socks and see if they slip on easier. Switch to zip style laces on running shoes.

4.4 miles; 39:00; 8:52 pace; 24/34. Right at my target pace of 8:50/mile. Good run - tough at times. But I feel good about my pace - fastest pace yet over a distance greater than 5k. I think I can get faster - and should target this pace for my 10k. Will work on speed, but most importantly, the mental aspect. When I get tired, I start to count the minutes/miles to finish, which works against me. Need to focus on being strong throughout the run.



Going to work on run speed. I went back and looked at three guys who were all behind me after the swim, but all finished ahead of me. I was :45 behind one, and slightly ahead of the other two after the bike. By the end of the run, I was 3:05 behind the slowest, and 3:48 behind the fastest. They all turned in run times around 8:00/mile.

It was raining so I probably didn't get a proper warm-down. Had some snacks and then we hustled off to brunch.


Not sure exactly. I actually finished right at my goal time. My swim was a bit slower than expected and my bike a bit faster and my run right on. I guess looking at the overall numbers, my main limiter was running. That's what I believe I can measurably improve.


Overall, pretty happy with performance in this race. Making improvements in bike and run times. Can still get a little better. Need to continue to work on swim. I think my strategy has to be to be a faster biker/runner. Not sure I'll ever be a fast swimmer - I can be an efficient swimmer, but not sure I'll ever be fast.