Spirit of Racine Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Came out of the water faster than I thought I would , beach run wasn't terrible.

Less breaststroke, not take goggles off until ou tof water- the sandbar tricked me.

Didn't click in as easily as I noramlly do

no T1 split provided guessing here

Click in sooner

Riding a hybrid I passed plenty of tri/road bikes , but I still am losing time riding the big blue horse.

Upgrade to road or tri bike
Push harder

Went very good

speed laces of some kind, find my race belt

didn't lose any goround on the run and didn't have a great run

Talked with teh peeps and then went off to get ready for Jimmy Buffett concert


Hybrid bike
OWS training


Wish I could see T times and bike split

What I learned from the race:

I’m thrilled with the results, but I didn’t feel like I did as well as could have and will pass along my short comings in hopes others don’t fall into the same trap.

Starting in sequential order:

Pre Race

In an effort to not get all of my stuff together too soon I left too much to the night before. Issues I had:
-no race belt to be found, I’ve seen it around the house, car, bag, etc., but it was never found.
-race day outfit-you got to look good/feel good to be fast-I opted for a expo and late night run to find something I felt ok in , but not great.
-due to race belt fiasco, I went to bed around 10:45 and then got up at 5:00 and had to make my own belt, I was tired and the belt was bothersome during the race.

Race Day

With all the planning I do I still had no idea race morning, when I was leaving, how I was getting there, etc. and did not get the right amount of food and beverage in me.

Swim: Had fogging problems-2nd use with goggles and I should have had this figured out sooner
Being able to stand, run was nice, but also took me out of my rhythm somehow
I was aggressive, but still should have had a bit more contact or move people out of the way

T1: An extra bit of body glide on bike shoes and wetsuit was worth it

Bike: Here is where I really could have done better (regardless of riding a hybrid) in retrospect I was holding back, because I could tell I was ahead of my goal pace. I decided at 90% effort I could still beat my goal (which I did),but I should have forgotten about the time and tried to reel more riders in. Had I pushed it more I think I would have had same run and faster bike.

T2: Again poor planning-waited to last minute to get speed laces and then never did, took the time to lace up. Other than that T2 was good for me

Run: I’m glad I was able to run this route in training, I knew what to expect and was able to take the things I learned about downhill running and use them to my advantage. I didn’t do as well as expected time wise, but it was ok