Ohio State Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

This part of the race was really screwed up by HFP. After the first 50 swimmers or so they did not make anyone keep to the order of swim times. I passed 19 people in the pool and even swam underneath one person. I was constantly being slowed down because I would run into people. It ruined the whole swim and killed my time. Overall it added about 90 seconds to what my normal time was last year in longer races.

Kick HFP organizers in the Ass! They really screwed the pooch in the swim. I was far too fresh in the pool. Swim was a non issues because of how slow I had to go. Pool was incredible. OSU facilities are state of the art.

Kind of slow. Forgot my glasses and semi jogged to mount area. Put on two shirts because it was still a bit chilly. Slow getting changed and wiping off feet but wanted to take my time to make sure I did not pick up any gravel

Pick up the pace

Just could not get in the groove on the bike at all. not sure what my problem was. Legs were heavy and I was steamed from the swim. Should have focused more on the bike. Very very average to a bit below average ride for me. Wind might hav been more of a factor than I am giving it credit for but bike should have been my strong area. Wanted to be faster here.

Not sure. mroe training would have been great but with my heel and knees it is hard.

Kind of slow here but at least I remembered to double knot my shoes.

Be quicker, sense of urgency

IN a weird twist of fate the run was fine. Knee or heel did not bother me at all. Found a lady the after 2/3 of the run and she was struggling so I slowed downa bit to talk her through the race. It was her first race and she was dieing. This made me slow down but I felt good helping someone. Kind of pumped me up a bit. My run time was OK and had I known that was my pace I would not have stopped for her because I think I would have shaved a minute off my run but at the time I had no idea. No biggie

Not stop and help? Psuh more and remember to start my watch to keep track of my times better. Although running is still my biggest challenge.

Not much, met up with my dad and the boys, loaded my stuff and went to the bookstores to let each boy pick out something. Then went to lunch at the Hall of Fame Cafe. YUMMY!


Training, piss poor organization in the pool


Did not stay for anything because I did not want the boys to get bored standing around. HFP screwed the swim up but other than that it was a well organized race. Everything was clear in terms of navigation. Looked for BTers and even asked a few people but I did nto see anyone.