Blue Lake Olympic Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

Swim was comfortable this year.Cold treading water before the gun, but not cold I sighted much better. Started in front line of the group and didn't have any problems with congestion. Goggles worked great. (no leaks and no fogging.

Not much. Pretty good swim. Was 10-20 seconds faster than last year.

Misstepped getting onto bike. Flatwing sits up higher than I thought and bumped the water bottle getting my leg over. Rolled on socks and it worked much better. Sucked down one gel before heading out.

Practice more starts and finishes.

Haven't spent enough time on the bike. Results show it. I didn't push hard but time was slower than last year by a couple of minutes.

More water. I had water in my aerobottle. Also took a bottle of Heed. I ran out of water on the way back in and had to sip more Heed than I wanted. I used SaltStick caps every 30 minutes and they seemed to work well. No GI issues on bike.

Clipped leg on the water bottle again. I've got to learn to get the leg up and over. Overall a better finish off the bike that the start.

Was tight for first mile with some left anterior shin pain, but it disappeared. Sips of water at stations and some on head to cool off. Ate one gel at turnaround. Little nausea on way in. Maybe too much Heed on bike?
Minor quad tightness on way in at about mile 4 but no cramps and no reason to stop.

Figure out the drinks on the bike

Gentle stretching and water. Drank a protein mix as well.


Not enought time on the bike yet.


Large, well run race that gets better each year. Highlight was watching my son race in the kids race Saturday. He finished as the 8th male overall and 19/72 overall.