Cape Henlopen Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Quick run and dive into the ocean, swam fast and turned the first bouy, but that is when the log jam started! We were all on top of each other, and it was ugly. It thinned out somewhat after about another 200 yards, but I was well out of my rythm by then, and had swallowed a good bit of salt water. Tough to keep a good stroke with all of the contact, but I did my best to keep my composure.

Swim times for this race are misleading due to the long run from the ocean's edge up the beach - onto a sandy path - and then atleast a quarter mile run on hard top to transition all included in swim time.

If I was a faster swimmer, I'd be leading the pack instead of getting caught in the log jam! Will work on swim speed during the winter months. I am very confident in the water with distances, but I need to get faster now.

I was through T1 quickly.

I had forgotten to open strap on bike shoes to allow me to slip into shoes while pedaling out of T1. But that didn't matter too much. Next time, open straps!

I felt real good on the bike, and I passed a lot of people out there. By far my fastest bike on this course in my third attempt.

Cruised through T2!

This is the second week in a row that I am disapointed in my run time. But unlike last week where I felt fatigued, I felt great on this 5K. I thought I was doing a 7:00 to 7:15 minute mile, but they had me at 7:28 average. That is not good enough! I went hard, but the times tell me I left too much out there on the run and that is not good! The last 150 yards of the run is across a field, and I booked across that at nearly a sprint with lots of fan support!

Push it more!

Took a minute to chill out with water, and then stretched and did a short cool down jog. Took in the race and the beautiful day. Cheered on a bunch of other people. Loaded up our bikes and stuck around for awards and raffles. Fiance won first in her age group which was cool, but we had to sit through a good hour of Duathlon awards and raffles to get to her award presentation.... Then we headed out for some grub and the 2+ hour ride back to PA.


I don't track my speed / output / HR in a race other than the bike portion, and today that hurt me since I thought I was running much faster than I really was. I just go by feel and push when I can, but today I must not have pushed enough. Should have run closer to 7 minutes miles!


I was down on Piranha-Sports after several mediocre races over the past three years, but this one was well done. Beautiful venue at Cape Henlopen State Park.