Los Angeles Triathlon Championship Series #1 - Triathlon

I thought my swim was faster. But overal a good swim, considering a bad shoulder and my history. I was in control and my sighting seemed good, but for some reason I ended up 50' South of the pack. But I never lost sight of buoys or noticed off course. Hard to say. AS I neared the bouy I strted getting back in the mixer so I know I wasn't too off. I never lost contact, became breathless or lost composure. Considering the limited swim training I've done, this was very good.

Swim harder, I need to learn what fast feels like in open water.

Wetsuit totally stuck on legs! The rest of T1 went smoothly. I really gotta get some Tri shoes. Lost 30 seconds putting on shoes and trotting out of T1. Finding bike and mounting was great.

Different bike shoes would've sped up T1 but not really impacted my placement.

Very hot and dry. Perspiration intsantly evaporated. Dry mouth and and lack of sweat made it seem like I wasn't drinking enough. But, I drank 1.5 liters on bike. I tried to keep effort high, but not blow up on climbs. My focus, management of HR and bike handling all felt good. Except some unmarked areas caused me to lose focus to scan the course for turns.

I think my weakness is power on the bike. That can be adressed in training.

Had trouble racking bike. But not too bad. Wife and daughter waiting for me in T2. What a treat. Lost 5 seconds kissing them, but worth it :)
Shoes on, no socks and out I went.

More smoochies!

Some times missing leader's runs and T2s, so it is likely my AG split is more like 5th through 10th.
Run very hot. On a downhill section upper left hammy felt like it wanted to cramp. Up and down nature of course made getting fast rhythm hard, but it was hard for everyone.
Water only at aid staions but at least it was cold.

Run faster ;) I may have been able to go a little harder.

Dumped lots of water over head


Heat, lack of swim training.


Smaller venue kept things under control. Some of the registration staff seemed cluless which led to me being assigned to wrong wave. Staff corrected my time w/o hassle which was great. Thanks guys.