Hawthorne Farm Athletic Club Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

4 swimmers per lane, 5 sec sends was typical. However our lane only had 3. I was first off, second swimmer went 10 secs, third went on 15 secs. I had a 10 sec head start and was able to maintain the lead until the last lap. We did at one point lap our third swimmer. The lanes seemed really narrow in this pool, so I clipped #3 a couple of times as he swam towards the middle too much. I thought at one point I'd lost my watch.

Forgot to set up shoes in the "open" position, but with only one strap, no big deal. This is a point-to-point race, so I stuck everything in the transition bag and handed it to my wife so that we didn't have to come back and retrieve anything at T1.

Nothing except maybe open my shoes up.

I was motivated by the guys that passed me early on. I kept thinking, "You're gonna pay for that!" I never let them get too far ahead, then I'd take them on the inclines. By about 3 ~ 4 miles into it, the three guys who passed me early were no longer a threat. I played leapfrog with a member of the local tri group Ironheads, taking him on the hills when possible. He pulled ahead near the finish and continued to gap me on the run.

What is it about people that makes them just throw their shit right over your towel in transition? I staked out T2 with only two others there, and people racked their bikes right over mine stuff. Asses!!

Felt really good on the run. Had a gel just before finishing the bike and followed with liquid. Had a sip or two of water at the first aide station, but felt good enough to pass it up on the way back

Try to run faster!!

Cross finish and keep walking before turning in chip. 8 oz of water and half an orange.


23 pound bike?


There was only one drink station necessary for the out-and-back run. Post race was a little hard to hear announcements and the results area could've been more accessible.