Santa Rosa Island Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

started okay and first mile was 8:19 but I had a tail strong tail wind. I was 5"23 out and 8:19 back. I don't think the time was adjusted for the chip start as my watch is 19 seconds faster than published.

20th ag, 261 overall

killer headwind out. I passed 87 on the way out and another 43 on the way back. I was strong for 4.5 miles out and then I struggled the last 2 miles into the headwind. Course is very conjested and impossible to marshall. I went over the center line 3 times to pass.

didn't take off shoes as the course was hairy at the end.

334 overall, 28th ag

wow, i was worthless when i got off the bike. i had nothing. I hope my results were the result of my cough and cold but it was very disappointing. The run has been my most improved area this year and I just had nothing.

just stood around waiting for marcy to finish.


I had a bad cold for the past week and am not over it yet but I can't really explain what happened today. Very disappointing race for me.


Maybe my feeling on the race are a bit negative because of my poor performance but I have a couple complaints. The bike course was damaged by hurricane dennis in 2005 and they can't help that, but they continue to advertise the bike as 18 miles. $85 for a mini sprint is out of line and they should disclose the bike distance correctly. The other issue is that the bike course is not really safe for the number of people racing. I don't think they can fix that even if the road gets extended. The run course was also long.

That said, the post race party is great, plenty of beer and food, volunteers were awesome, they gave away a nice bike and they have nice prizes. Its a short drive and the locals are great, I wish they could find a way to improve the bike course.