Kinetic Sprint, Race #4 - TriathlonSprint

First time in tri wetsuit. Have swam in lots of suits for diving and combat swimming. Just was really constricting.

Practice more in the suit. Pool was closed so I couldn't get time in the pool .

Was worried about getting my nice new suit all muddy knowing I need to clean it later. Took time to try and get stuff into bag to keep things dry from rain. I should have stayed focused and just pushed it.

Forgot about rain and mud and focused on the least amount of time in T1 as possible. Need to practice T1 and 2 a lot more.

200 yards from the end I wiped out. Lost a good 5 or 6 minutes trying to get my crap together. Feel getting on the bike at the beginning also.

Get used to the computer.

Put Yanks in the shoes. Had major issues getting shoes on with wet bloody hands and 2 inches of mud. Everything in the transition area was under 4 inches of water. Made life really hard.

Not fall off bike. It slowed me down a lot.

The pouring rain made the atmosphere fun. Plenty of jokes and what not going around. The fall off the bike got the run off very slowly. Hip, shoulder and general right side all hurt pretty good. By the 3/4 mile to 1 mile mark I was loosened up and moving along.

Not fall off bike.

Walked around a bit looking for my spectators only to find them hanging in the car trying to stay dry.


Not being used to the suit and falling off the bike.


Kinetic is one of the best. I plan on being there again next year. The staff was helpful and nice. They tried to make that best of the fact it did nothing but pour the whole race. Many thanks to them for volunteering to be there and put on an event for us even when it is uncomfortable.