Silver Lake Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Did the entire thing freestyle which is a first for me. I stopped a few times to site, but other than proceeded on at my turtle like pace. Got kicked a few times, but even that did not phase me. Making progress....this was the bright spot in my race.

Learn to sight without stopping. Just get more experience.

Slightly better than the last sprint, but still had trouble getting my wetsuit off. Also my MTB shoes are beginning to be a time suck. Next year all velcro.

Need to learn to run faster out of the water and get my wetsuit off without sitting down.

Got out of transition pretty well, passed a lot of people especially since I was in the second to last wave. Worked the few hills well and cadence was exactly where I wanted to be.

Bike more so that 90+ cadence translates into more speed. My husband suggested getting a tri bike versus road bike, but I dunno.

Better than the last sprint, but still slow. Got my shoes off no problem and put on my running shoes without sitting down so where did the time go?

Practice.

I didn't even bother to check my watch just kept moving. My lower calves were tired and tight and after a higher HR on the bike, I was just hanging on. This is the most disappointing part of the race since running is normally my strength.

Need to practice more intense bricks off the bike.

Water and walked around. Talked to a few people I knew and headed home.


Experience.


This is a very well run race. The lake is weed free, the course is well marked and the volunteers were helpful. The only negative is the cross country run, but even with that I highly recommend it.