Giant Acorn - TriathlonSprint

This was my first OWS and I thought it went well. I tried not to overdo it as I have wasted myself on the swim legs during my two previous triathlons. I am not sure I was swimming perfectly straight but I don't recall ever having to switch direction. Stayed to the inside of the pack for the most part.

I stopped at each buoy because there were other folks there and I was afraid of running into them. I had to swim around people a lot. I think I could sight slower swimmers and swim around them better.

The usual sorry ass transition for me. Last triathlon I tried a running start and one of my shoes popped off. This time I just put my cycling shoes on and slowly jogged to the mounting area. My head was still swimming when I got out and as I bent over to put on shoes and socks I almost fell over I was so dizzy. This passed after about 5 secs.

Practice.

My back and shoulders were rather tired after swim and it was hard to stay in aero position. I was slow going up hills compared to other folks. By and large I was mostly just passed by the cervelo crowd. I tried to save a little for the run.

I need to do more core strength training to race faster. A nicer bike would help too. I think I could have gone a little harder but that might have worsened my run.

I actually did ok with this transition I thought

run a little harder

I was just trying to survive at first as my legs would not switch over. After rounding the turn to come back I started picking up steam and must have passed a dozen runners, some of whom had passed me earlier. I had stomach cramps the whole way, which is unusual for me.

maybe an electrolyte tab on the bike. I don't know why I cramped so bad. I still need to get used to running after cycling.

walked around a bit, came close to jumping back in the lake


training and the decision not to use steroids this year


loved the site and the weather was perfect. Food was ok. Plenty of drinks. Very well run event.