Big Fish Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Tried to remember to rotate shoulders,REACH, and use my follow through. Really didn't get into my plan till almost the turn around. Tried to remember I didn't need arm strength for anything else in the race...I think I was faster on the second half of the swim...

Try and find my pace faster...I also was a bit off course in the very beginning and I spent a bit of energy getting tighter to the bouy line. Didn't stick to the 3 strokes per breath pace I was hoping for which I am sure would have helped my speed. Need to practice sighting and swimming ON COURSE...more open water experience would be great too.

I took a LONG time in T1---I decided at the last moment to wear my gloves, took water, toweled off, put on socks, chapstick,...slow! Holy Cow-I just got my actual time and only 20 people were slower than me!!! Ugh!!! Lots of room for improvement here! :-)

Practice a lot more! Need to have a no brainer routine for better speed. I will train with no socks to see if I can avoid the struggle of putting on socks with wet feet! I think I'll skip the towel off as well.

This was a good ride for me...except for the first hill where I popped my chain...got off and fixed it, but I felt I took advantage of the downhills out and managed the uphills pretty well on the way back. Training there on Thursday gave me the knowledge I could handle it. My hr was about 3-5% above my training rides, and was totally doable.

Fix the %@3 chain issue!!!! The baby will be in the shop for help before Kensington Happy Trails! Push myself a little harder on the bike..it is my best leg of the race, and I think I can get more out of it. I will be working on hilly rides to prepare better for Kensington.

I don't think I was quite as slow with this transition, but I know I could be faster.

Again, Practice Practice Practice!!! I might get some zip laces too...I noticed a lot of people have those on their shoes. Instead of taking a hammergel at T2 I could take it at the very end of the bike and that could speed things along as well and perhaps eliminate the burps on the run.

Yeah ME! I stink at running, but I did much better than my only other sprint in 2006. The race splits provided by 3d were exactly 2 minutes faster per mile from my Happy Trails race in 06! WHOOPIE! I told myself to push it and I did the second half of the run. Mind you, there were some rollers in there (I am a flat lander in training) and I was sucking some wind, but my interval trainging that I HATE taught me I wouldn't die, even if I sounded like I might :-)

I was pretty conservative on the first part of the run...I would like to push myself to run faster earlier in the run. I will be working on that before my next race.

walked, talked, took Hammer recoverite...nasty tasting, but I think good for me. Stretched about 35 minutes after the race very briefly. It was great to meet lots of the BT crew before and after the race. The social aspect of the race was AWESOME! Made the day!


Not being sure what limits I can push myself to....I am afraid of bonking on the run, my worst event. Not practicing transitions.


The course was challenging, but there were serious timing issues with 3d. My times were pretty accurate (I had my hr watch on and started and stopped it properly) but I was placed in the wrong age group according to USAT rules. I am 44, but will be 45 this year, and should have been in the 45-49 age group. I was in the 40-44 age group, and it doesn't really matter to me...but...it was incorrect. I also know of many athletes with incorrect timing issues, some who only had partial postings at the event, missing splits, etc. I hope 3d gets these issues resolved quickly for future events. (UPDATE-3D GOT THE AGE GROUP RATINGS UP, PUT ME IN THE PROPER AGEGROUP-- THEY SEEMED TO GET THINGS CORRECT,ALTHOUGH THE MALE CLYDES ARE ALSO RANKED IN THEIR AGEGROUPS FOR THE SPRINT)

The folks working the event seemed nice and happy to help out newbies like me...always a bonus!

Totally had a blast meeting folks from BT, my gym, and prior races, and racing with JoGo!