Turtleman Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

Overall a good swim for me, I could have pushed a bit harder on the way out, but in the end probably a better position for me to be in... With the time trial type start, it was hard to find feet to catch on to...

Drafting, find someone and stick with them

A bit slower, quite a bit of mud on the swim exit, so had to wipe feet off more than I normally would.

Need to work on bike mounting even though this transition was "ridable"

Overall a good ride for me, starting in the middle of the pack vs. the front like we usually do with the clydes changes the race quite a bit. The first 6 miles was pretty tight and lots of people to move by, after that it opened up again.

Not much different here, 1st race with the new aero helmet and it was definitely noticable. Still need to work on my transition onto the bike, had a good feet out of shoes and hop off to rack the bike.

Riding into transition was different, but hopping off 5' from my rack was certainly nice.

Drink more on the bike so I don't waste time getting that last bit out.

I STILL hate running. I start dreading it with 10 miles left to go in the bike, for me, it is basically ... survive...

train train train! I need to get more miles on. I know what I can push on the bike and swim, but I don't have that confidence on the run!

Sought out the nearest shade as it was getting fairly warm by the time I finihsed. Stretched a bit and kept blood flowing.


I hate running... I really need to find something that gets me excited about the training??? Any ideas out there?


Well run race... they held transition closed till the last rider was in, but then immediately started taking down the fences, so little to no security for the gear. Didn't hear of any issues. Will definitely be back!