Luray Olympic Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

This was one of my best swims time wise. I think the course may have been a little short but I'm not complaining. I was in the last wave and started catching people from the previous wave before the first turn bouy. This made the course quite congested for the whole swim. I was trying to be considerate but after a while I just picked a line and swam. I didn't intentionally hit anyone but I didn't give up my line either. There were a lot of people breast stroking, backstroking and I think I saw someone dog paddling or at least treading water. It would be nice to have waves by estimated time but it's also nice have people by age groups.

Anyway, this was my best time for an Oly swim. I felt strong the whole swim and never felt out of breath. It was my best event for this race. It's amazing how much better I swim in open water and with a wet suit.

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It's a long run from the beach to the transition including a set of stairs. I ran but didn't push hard. I didn't want to start the bike out of breath. As this was a C race, I dried my feet and put on socks.

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This was a somewhat hard course for an Olympic. There were a couple of hills but there was one long false flat that I thought was harder than the hills. I thought I was going nicely and realized I was only going 12 mph. The false flat was steeper than I thought.

As it was a two loop course and I started in the last wave, the course was crowded for the whole ride. It made it difficult not to draft and there was a lot of people blocking. I made sure to keep the pace under control and try to stay aero as much as possible. It was hard when people were passing but it was good practice for November.

Even with the pacing, I finished in the top half of my age group which is unusual for me. So I can't complain about this ride.

Have parents with a biking gene

I'm not sure what happened here. I felt like I went pretty fast but was only 20th in my age group

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This run went pretty well. My first time under 50 minutes for a triathlon 10k. The course may have been a little short but I'm not complaining.

Coming out of T2 I felt pretty good and ran well the first mile and half. I had a nice pace going and couldn't understand why the people coming the other way looked like they were struggling. At the first turn around, I realized I had been running mostly downhill. I should know by now that if I feel good in a race, I'm either going downhill or downwind.

I made sure to pace better on the second loop and passed a bunch of people coming up the hill the second time.

Pace better on the first lap

I kind of wandered around and talked to people. I got something to eat and drink. I had forgot to wear a watch, so I wasn't sure how I did in the race. It turns out that I did better than I thought. Even though every course is different and I don't do a lot of Olympics, this was my best time for an Oly. There were a lot of fast people at this race, so my overall wasn't that great but my age group position was pretty good. Overall, I'm pretty happy with this race. I followed my plan, kept to my paces and didn't feel trashed after the race.


I didn't train specifically for this race and I trained right up to the race.


This is a good local race. Organized, tough competition and lots of volunteers. I'm not a big fan of loop courses for an Oly. It makes for a lot of congestion but I understand it makes it easier for the RD. It probably would have been better if I wasn't in the last swim wave. Overall though a good race.