Max Performance Season Opener - TriathlonSprint

Tough swim. Sighting was way off, so I swam off course a lot. It's like I forget all my drills when I get out there. Frustrating.

Practice more open water swims. I think the novelty causes me to forget good technique. Practice sighting more.

Suit got stuck on my watch. May need to cut it back 1/2 inch. Feet were completely numb after swim, making the run up to the transition really tough. Need to work on this

Tougher than expected bike course, and it took me a while to warm up after swim. Feet never thawed, so it felt like rocks at the bottom of my legs. Did a good job staying in aero bars, despite little time in them this season

Keep working on climbing. It's getting better.

Dismounted while still moving for the first time, which really smoothed out the transition. The odd bike racks weren't too hard to manage.

Keep working on dismount

This is a PR! It felt like I was crawling, but I've never pulled a sub-7 pace for anything longer than a short interval! I'm very surprised and happy with this.

Keep working on transitions. Running hard off a hard ride is different than running hard off an easy ride.

Coughing fit kept me from doing much cool down.


I think I prefer a little longer race, where you can settle into a pace more.


Many of the volunteers didn't cheer people on, and at one point I had to stop and ask for direction because they weren't paying attention. The crowd was pretty quiet, too. Few people on the course, and a lot of people weren't cheering in the late-comers. Disappointing.