Tri the Parks - Indian Springs State Park - TriathlonSprint

The lake felt like bath water and was murky...no real complaints.

Need to put in more time swimming. Have the endurance just need to work on cranking up the intensity.

Felt good coming into T1 but had a little trouble getting my feet into the shoes. The straps had stuck to each other and I had to pull them apart before I could get my feet in. Other than that I was much faster than my last race.

Run faster out of the water and up the hill. Make sure I check the straps prior to the swim start.

I messed up the entire start to the bike fumbling with my straps...luckily there were no bikes around and I was able to get moving fairly quickly. The last thing I wanted to do was mess up someone else's start due to my issues. The first hill got me pretty good but once over it I settled in and found a good cadence. My only gripe is that on 3 occasions I ran up on a group of bikes that were completely hogging the roadway. I was forced to slow down and wait until there was ample room to go around them on the FAR left (in the other lane which was awesome) Is it too much to ask that if you are not passing, or in the process of passing, to stay to the right?

Get my feet into the shoes faster, and hit the hill a little better/harder.

I was a little worried about this b/c I had only practiced on my new bike about 2 dozen times...it went just fine and felt good. I racked my bike, taking note that Brian's was already hanging there...real surprise, and threw on socks/shoes and out I ran. I tried a new way of putting on my socks (I picked it up on BT in a video!!!!) and it worked great. Just rolled them right up my foot.

Practice more on the dismount.

It tricks you with a downhill into the woods to start off then it's out onto the road. Rolling, slightly long, hills mark most of the road way out to the 1-1.5 then you head into alps. At first it's not so bad but then you realize that the people that are coming out of the loop don't look so good. That's not to say that anyone looks bright eyed and bushy tailed by this point in a race but tired is one thing, crawling on hands and knees is another. After I made it back up from the trek down I realized I still hadn't seen the 2 mile marker yet. I announced out loud that the miles were really rolling but slowly today...and to my surprise the 2 runners immediately in front of me began to tell me their endless road theory. I was listening intently until, without warning I tumbled down into the center of the earth. I know this because I had to run back up the other side to get out. There was a point I would have sworn I wasn't moving although my legs were continuously chopping at the pavement. Alas once out I knew I only had about half a mile to go. It was uneventful from there until the finish line. I will say that I am all for the soul crushing uphill finish...I think it builds character.


Complete more bike/run bricks. My calves cramped up into knots for the first mile, very unpleasant.

I drank 2 bottles of water then jogged around for a few minutes. After that the group I came with stayed around to cheer on everyone else as they came in towards to finish. I know it is always a great feeling for me when random people cheer me on; the least I could do is do the same for others. Everyone that is involved in these events is always so nice and supportive, it's almost as much of an accomplishment to watch someone perk up when you cheer for them as it is to finish the race yourself.


Nothing just need to train more.


Good race with great support people. I am looking forward to competing again next year.