Bassman Spring Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

I felt like this was a pretty good swim for me. The water was a little on the cold side, but not too bad. Took a few minutes to really settle in. I got a little drafting action early on, but lost those feet and never really found any others to latch onto.

Official race results lists my pace as 1:44, so I'm not sure if distance is correct??

Better drafting.

I just took my good old time in this transition! Sheesh! This was a "C" race for me, and with the weather the way it was, I had decided I didn't care that much about overall time, but was more interested in split times. I kinda got stuck in my wetsuit getting out! Not my legs but my arms! Pretty bizarre, never had that happen before! I took a little time to dry off and threw on a pair of tights over my shorts and a long sleeve jersey over my top. Long slog through the sand to the bike mount.

Lube my arms better so my friggin' wetsuit doesn't get stuck! I definitely could have moved faster here, but like I said, for this race I didn't really care that much about taking the extra transition time to get comfortable.

I felt great on the way out. Past lots of people. It was fun passing both men & women much younger than me! After about 1/4 of the way back, I noticed the wind picking up, and we were riding into the wind pretty much the rest of the way back. My speed really fell off, and I was definitely loosing steam by the time I got back. I was also experiencing some saddle discomfort. I did just about the entire ride in aero position. Most of the riding around my home is rolling hills, so I'm in and out of aero, sometimes out of the saddle, etc., so I'm not used to being in aero position continuously for that long. Experienced some -- uhhh -- soft tissue discomfort, which was also slowing me down there at the end, I think.

Not sure. I was very happy with the first half of the bike, but disappointed in my overall pace. Thought I could've done better...

Again, kinda took my time. Peeled off the jersey & tights. Running shoes didn't have quick tie laces, so had to tie them. Again, not too concerned with T times today...

Could've moved more quickly...

A little disappointed in my run. I just sort of settled in and ran at a "comfortable" pace rather than trying to kick it up a notch. I just didn't seem to have the desire to dig it out.

Push a little harder on the run. I know I can do it, but I wimp out and settle into a comfy pace.

Walking around, packing up gear, some food and drinks, a little stretching.


Slow transitions, no taper for this race.


This is a nice, well-run race. I enjoyed it and would do it again. It would be nice to move the transition area out of the sand if possible....