San Diego International Triathlon - Olympic - TriathlonOlympic

Well I expected the swim to be slow, but this was horrible. I could not swim in anything resembling a straight line and got flustered and lost all focus. Couldn't seem to take a breath without sucking in water. Pretty much floated down course. =)

Halfway through the swim I started to wheeze with every breath and could not take a full breath without coughing. Anxiety induced? This lovely effect stayed with me the entire race.

Keep my wits about me more and at the very least remember to switch to another stroke when freestyle isn't working for me. I just kept trying to 'fix' my broken swim.

Longest transition run ever for the 40-44 folks in this race. I guess somebody has to be at the far end!

My brain was not working well after that swim so there was a comedy of errors going on in T1.

Keep on practicing.

Tough ride for me, couldn't catch my breath even though I was spinning pretty easy and felt ill due to all the bay water I sucked up.

Going downhill here was a blast.


Nothing.

This transition was much better than the first.

Nothing.

As soon as I left transition and began the run it felt like I had a band around my chest pressing tighter and tighter. This made me nervous, so I walked until I could breath ok, than ran a slow pace until I felt the tightness and coughing begin, repeat.

Not sure.

Water, food, stretching and some walking around.


Well I could certainly be training more... I definately need more swim time.

Not sure if the asthma problem was a result of anxiety or just lack of fitness in general. I'm hoping it doesn't keep showing up in the longer races.


Even though I had a tough day, this race was awesome. I really liked the course. I met most of the lifeguards along the way in my swim =) and they couldn't have been more helpful and supportive. Great volunteers all around and the folks watching and cheering were great too.

This was a great learning experience and I'm eager to try this distance again soon.