Capital of Texas Triathlon - Sprint Distance - TriathlonSprint

Pretty good swim overall. Started at the front of my wave and stayed with lead pack. Got on someone's feet and drafted off of him until the turnaround. Then we ran into a lot of people from the previous wave, and my fish slowed down, so I passed him, and it was his turn to draft me on the way back. He actually passed me again with about 100 yards to go and went very fast at the finish. I decided not to follow him and was out of the water a few seconds later.

Drink more water before the start!!!

Maybe a stronger finish.

Need a smaller wetsuit! Price you pay for losing weight :(

Lost a second or two getting out of the water.. Glad that volunteers helped out! Did a recovery jog to the bike rack. Wet suit was off in no time since it's a bit too big for me. Long jog to the mount line. Jumped on the bike, got up to 15mph and had to trouble getting feet into the shoes before the first turn.

3rd fastest transition in my AG, but almost 1 minuter slower than 1st place overall. Wow! Some guys are very good runners.

Run a bit faster. Try getting helmet on while removing suit.

Felt pretty good on the bike. There were way too many people to pass, so had to stay on the left pretty much the entire time. Got passed by 3-4 riders, and played cat-and-mouse with one guy in my AG. Turns were pretty slow due to number of riders. Had a scary moment at the end of the first lap when I went into a turn a bit too fast and took a turn to the finish and had to go back to the course. I don't think they had any signs at that point.

Be a bit more careful at the turns.

Jumped off the bike about 3 feet before the line. 4th fastest T2.

Don't slow down too much before jumping off the bike

Took 1/2 mile to get my running legs. Then got passed by a guy in my AG, and decided to stay with him. This worked until the very end when he sprinted away and I had nothing left. Sun came out on the run, and it was HOT! I didn't drink enough water. Had an embarrassing fall 15 meters before the finish :( and I actually thought I'd already finished by then /sigh Thanks to spectators who cheered me to the "real" finish line ;) LOL

Look at the finish before the race to know where exactly the finish line is.

Drink more on the run!!! Even though it's just a 5k, but I was already dehydrated during the swim/bike.

Sat down and drank 2 bottles of water. Felt dizzy for a while.


Bad hydration


Loved it!