Tri the Parks - Richard B. Russell State Park - TriathlonOlympic

Didn't realize I had as good of a swim as I did. I had some directional issues as always (pulling to the right) that put me off course a bit. As a result, I thought I had a worse swim than I did.

I need to use a wider pull on my right side so I can maintain my line.

Worse transition ever. First, the zipper on the speed suit was stuck on the run from the water to the bike. So I probably wasn't moving as fast I I should, but I did get it. Worse part was my socks. I dried my feet quickly but for some reason, my socks felt like they were lined with fly paper and I couldn't get them on my feet. As a result, I lost 40 seconds in transition, the difference b/w 2nd and 3rd AG.

No Socks.

Held back on bike to try to save for the run. Had an impossible time of getting heart rate down to the high Z3. I aero tucked the large downhills with great success, but I should have hammered harder on the slight downhills.

Hammer harder on the slight downhills and go on RPE instead of HR

Sure beat T1.

It was hot as heck. I was breathing really hard the whole race but I was trying to keep a good pace throughout. At about mile 2.5, I was passed by another AGer. When I asked him to slow down so I could be ahead of him (I thought it was polite of me), he said he wasn't a sprinter and I would catch him at the end. Certainly the gap narrowed toward the end, but I too am not a sprinter, so he finished 9 seconds ahead. Oh well, I gave it my all. I did take a small squirt bottle of concentrated Gu water and that did give me the lift for some of the smaller uphills towards the end.

Not sure except find the secret, hidden reserve to kick the last .25 mile.

Water, banana, Sports Rub and good chit chat.


I am turning 41, not 21.


I enjoyed the race although it is really out of the way to get too (probably why it is lightly attended). I was happy to see that I could maintain a good run pace (although it makes me realize that I could have drastically cut my FL70.3 time if I had remembered my pace watch).
Pretty well organized (they left the Heed so they can't get a top rating for organized), however, it is a long way from Atlanta and they did a good job of getting a lot done in a relatively remote place.