Jeff & Brede's Intergalactic Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Jumped in the water and did front crawl for the first length and a half, then alternated with side stroke. Swim is by far my worst event, but I'm way better than I was 3-4 months ago. I was passed by one person in my AG and even managed to pass someone myself. I was amazed at my time...I had estimated 9:00 and even clocked that in the pool two days prior.

More pool time!

Ran slowly to transition, managing to keep my feet fairly clean. Put on socks, shoes (not clipless yet), sunglasses, helmet, and ate a gel followed by some water. I was starving at this point since I hadn't eaten anything since 5:30 or so. Ran with the bike...first time doing that. Need some practice.

Clean things up. Practice running with bike. Not sure what took so long. I was surprised I was over 2 minutes. Maybe I could eat the gel on the bike next time.

Mounting and getting into the cages is always challenging for me. Maybe someday I'll go clipless. Course was great - flat and fairly good quality roads. There was only one real slowdown - a 180 degree turnaround about halfway through. I passed many people including 3 in my AG, and was passed by nobody. Dismount was less than graceful since I had to pretty much come to a stop to get out of the cages.

Not much...I only started cycling a few months ago so I was pretty excited about my performance. I guess going clipless might help.

This was pretty easy. I ran with the bike, racked, off with the helmet and on with the hat and race belt. I actually stood there for a split second and thought, "Is that it?" before taking off for the run start.

Not much.

Legs were pretty heavy for the first half mile or so. It was very hot. It seemed like forever before I got to the first aid station at mile 1. Took in some water. I passed 3 people in my AG (including the guy who passed me in the pool) and was passed by 1 person (not in my AG). Had water at mile 2 as well. I probably could have pushed it and gone below 24:00 but I walked through the aid stations and didn't want to bonk at the end.

Probably better fueling. I think not eating anything besides a gel since 5:30 hurt.

Drank lots of powerade and water, walked around, tried 1/2 a piece of pizza and a little beer.


Maybe fueling? The heat?


Good race for a first timer. By the time I was finished, though, the preferred pizza varieties were gone, as were the beer cups and most of the beer. Guess I need to learn to swim faster.