Bandits Challenge Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

Plenty of kayaks and support personell. The fog made it difficult to see the markers.

I have to work on improving my swim before next year, I need more speed.

I put my shoes on the top tube and ran to the mount line then put them on, was a good idea and worked well until my bike rolled away from me.

Next time I will hold on to the brake lever to steady the bike and keep it from rolling away.

Although the course is said to be a "rolling" course it seemed to me to be mountains :) I was cramping when I came out of the water and it got worst as I got farther into the ride. It was very scenic and was a very challenging ride.

I will ride more hills and start riding in N. Wilksboro and Boone.

Managed to get my feet out of my bike shoes and not fall, wreck or take anyone else out.

Nothing, this was one of the best T2's I have had to date.

This was the absolute hardest run I have ever attempted. I have run a few hills but nothing like what I saw here today.

Like the bike segment I will run on this course a few times a month and train harder so that I can run the whole course next year.

As I crossed the finish line I was greated by my wife, children and friends. My youngest daughter (my little triathlete) had a powerade waiting for me. I was also met at the finish line by fellow BT'ers by Keyone and Stevesseer who congratulated me on a strong finish, that meant alot. I then drank,ate and got a nice massage before leaving for home.


Lack of appropriate training and a poor 2 week training period leading up to this race, not to mention I picked a heck of a race for my first Oly and third triathlon ever. I did achieve my objective and COMPLETED the course in under 4 hours and next year I will train using a structured program and training in N.Wilksboro to improve my overall times.


This was the hardest thing I have EVER done in my life, I actually had to keep telling myself that "pain is temporary, quitting lasts forever. I lost track of how many times I wanted to stop and just go home but I kept on going. It was also the most rewarding feeling I have ever had crossing the finish line with my children running along side me and encouraging me and my friends and family supporting me.