Mighty Hamptons Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

It was raining cats and dogs for part of it so sighting was tough for a bit and the end buoys were read and were kind of hard to see. All in all once I got into a rhythm and kept to the outside I was feeling good. Towards the end the faster people caught up and were crashing into me a bit which threw me off.

Nothing. All in all it was fine.

I had to re-apply my blister band-aid and I spent some time getting my Gu packed up. Since it was raining my area was stacked on top of itself and covered in a plastic bag so it took some time getting it re-organized. Plus I wanted to take some time to make sure I didn;t get dizzy after being in the water so long (I was fine).

Next time I'll know better what to expect. I probably should have practiced transitions for this race because it was different than I'm used to. Also, take 1/2 Gu before starting the bike.

I SUUUUUUUUUUUUCK on the bike. I passed two people the whole time and got passed by countless others, including a 72 year old man (who was very sweet about it). My bike perfomance is embarrassing. It was also raining for a lot of the time. I had 1/2 Gu every 30 minutes which was good.

I need to figure out what the heck I'm doing wrong. More time in the saddle next year and I'm taking Ron up on his offers to go on group rides.

I took my time on this one as well and walked my bike in. The bike finish was far from where my bike was racked. Of course seeing all those bikes already racked made me sad.

Nothing. This was fine.

I took my time and kept pace for the entire distance. I told myself I could walk if I needed to but I didn't need to. I had half a Gu at the first mile marker. I was chatting with runners and toward the end I made a point to say something positive to everyone who passed me.

I'd like to run faster but a 1:01 10K for me is pretty decent for a normal 10K race, so I'm really happy with the result (and I know I have to pick up my 10K race pace!)

collecting my stuff



I wasn't sure what to expect so I was conservative. Plust I suck on the bike (as I've already mentioned)


Now I feel like I really understand what a triathlon is. This was very different from a sprint. I felt so good knowing that I had worked so hard all summer and was able to complete this goal and felt good while doing it! I am so excited to do this race and this distance again.