Fire Cracker Sprint Triathlon - Triathlon

Broke my 4th toe on my right foot on the outbound leg. I kicked a rock in the far too shallow water. Toe hurt like the dickens throughout the entire swim.

Will never do this race again!

Hobbled up the beach due to the hurt toe; was bothered by the toe enough that I didn't take my swim cap off until I got to my bike, very unlike previous races where I was real good about removing cap and goggles as I exited the water on the run to transition; got on the bike ok and wasn't as smooth getting into the shoes, again because I was protecting my right toe

I had a great bike ride! I was eating up other riders left and right; my cornering and turns were sharp and I was a shifting maniac; I was very pleased with my ride

Nothing

My foot hurt like hell, I hobbled into transition with my bike, put my running shoes and cap on and left transition without my sunglasses due to my distraction

Should never have left transition with my toe in the condition it was in

Got about 100-200 yards down the road and had to quit since my toe hurt sooo bad. I knew I could not finish the run.

Sought medical attention


Ah, lets see.....oh yeah, could be the broken toe on my right foot.


Maybe I'm soured by my problem with my toe, but this was a terrible location to conduct a swim. I even had a lifeguard tell me he hit a rock when he jumped off his board at the shore. In addition to the broken toe, I suffered a scrape on my left foot. As I swam, I also kept brushing my finger tips across the rocks and reef. The race started late (by 10 minutes) and when I asked several volunteers where to get medical aid, none knew where to send me nor did anyone offer help. I was very disappointed and I only hope to heal enough to be able to compete in my next race so I don't end the season on this sour note.