Carrollton Triathlon Championship - TriathlonSprint

I was in the 3rd wave off the shore. Remembering last race, I made sure to get into a solid breathing rhythm from the start, and I did. Didn't bump into too many people, pulled strong, just remembered my technique and made sure to relax, be smooth, and not get anxious or any of that nonsense.

Not much really. It was a good swim. Had I gone much harder, I may have risked blowing my top before the finish, I think I timed the swim pretty well.

Wear a stopwatch to accurately track my times.

Run up from the shore to transition. Dried off my feet, put on my shirt (it got stuck for a couple seconds), helmet, shoes, and off we go. Time is an estimate since we weren't using chips for this race.

Not much. Deciding to race without socks is a good decision, saves me noticable time. Getting a dedicated tri top that I can swim in will knock this time down even more.

I was kinda hurting for miles 2-4 while my legs got warm and we got out of the uphill section. Hit 36mph on one downhill.

Once we got more into the flatter part of the course, I was able to really put the hammer down. Mid-20s for most of the second half of the course, topped 30mph a couple times on mild declines on the highway. Played leapfrog with one guy for the last 1/3 of the bike.

Definitely a strong second half.

Get faster? Maybe warm-up on the bike pre-race if anything. Starting out with the hilly portion wasn't the most fun, but I definitely made up for it.

Again, time is an estimate. rack the bike, helmet off, plop down and put on the worm burners. Got my last swig of water and off we go.

I get the feeling that I might have had a little too much water during the bike, 'cause I kinda have to pee. Oh well, no time for that. Off we go.

Nothing really. Shoes off, shoes on. Not much more to it. Good T2 for my 2nd tri ever.

Hilly course. Started out my run from transition MUCH better than last time. Started kinda slow to get my legs under me, but I was running and not walking.

I wish I could say I ran the whole course, but I didn't. I probably walked a total of 1/4 mile over the full course when I needed to catch my breath. When I was moving, I was moving well.

I got passed by some people, but I actually passed a few people on the run. Amazing.

With under a mile to go, I kinda got a second wind and stepped up the pace a little, and I think it showed in my time. Once we got within sight of the last turn, my friend Marc (he got 3rd overall, I hate him) was there yelling at me to PUSH PUSH PUSH!!! So I did.

HEAVY kick the last 100 yds up the hill to the finish. Felt so good to finish strong instead of struggling the whole run like last time.

After the finish and talking to other people, I heard plenty of comments about the difficulty of the course, so I dont feel so bad.

HTFU and keep getting faster. This run was SO MUCH BETTER than my last tri it's amazing (12:30+ pace...). Having someone waiting at the finish to bust your balls and sprint the last 100 is always a help.

Water, bananas, talking with mom & dad, cheering on other finishers.


HTFU-ness, running is still improving, time in the saddle. What else is there?


Post-race activities were hampered by the rainstorm rapidly approaching. Food and such were plentiful, we just ran out of time. Bananas, apples, power bars, eater, gatorade and such.

The only thing I wish I had was really accurate times, but a stopwatch will solve that.

Good race in a familiar location, I'll be back next year for sure.

I'll put up a race pic when they get uploaded.