Lake Geneva Triathlon - Sprint Distance - TriathlonSprint

There was no way that was a half-mile. I can see swim courses being a little off, but that was a little more than a quarter mile. I swam it OK, and started to speed up the strokes when I realized it was so short.

I could have rounded the bouys better.

I really need new bike shoes. I have old shoes with laces and they took forever to tie. It was tough to run in the sand with the bike. I didn't have much problem getting on my bike jersey though.

Get new shoes. Learn to race without socks.

I need a better engine on the bike. I am just not as good as I could be on it. I kept my HR between 160 and 170, which was pushing it for me, and I still was not passing many people on road bikes. I also have to slow down too much when drinking or getting gel. I was able to get enough fluid.

Train harder on the bike.

I didn't get off the bike very well, and couldn't run in the sand much. I forgot my race belt, but had my bib on my bike jersey anyway. I could do better, but not too much.

Maybe get a better transition spot.

My plan was to attack the hills and coast going down, which would have been sound had I trained for the hills better. I had to walk at the top for about 100 yards, but caught my breath and ran well the rest of the way.

Maybe not attack quite so hard or train for hills better.

Looked for friend, got food and stretched.


I need to train better on the bike.


It was a good race for me, considering my level of training and ability. I did well on the swim and run, and did not expect much on the bike.

It was somewhat typical for a Lake Geneva race with some strange things such as the short swim, but I have to say it is a beautiful town and a challenging course. My expectations were not that high because of past complaints about Lake Geneva, and they were exceeded. The races started close to on time and the bike course was well marked. I enjoyed it.