Pinchot Olympic Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

Really foggy. Couldn't see the buoys at all. Luckily I'm not a FOP swimmer so I sighted using the swimmers ahead of me. I think I was in the 2nd pack and did a good job drafting when I had a chance. Might be one of my best triathlon swims. I was out of the water at 26:16 and the time includes a 50-75 yard run to timing mat.

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Trouble getting on aerohelmet. Cost me 10-15 seconds.

I thought there was going to be a bottle exchange on the bike. With this in mind I only brought one bottle. There were no bottle exchanges so I had one bottle for 27 hot hilly miles with 85% humidity. I pushed the bike hard the whole time but ended up being a little under-hydrated for the start of the run. Very happy with my effort here. I would say this bike route was slightly harder than Columbia.

It was an interested experience riding at the front of the race. At one point on the 2nd lap, I was close to two other guys. I didn't know at the time we were the 1st 3 in the race. The guy who finished 1st pulled away on the 3rd lap. I tried to stay with him and distanced the 3rd place guy pretty well...but could not match his accelerations on the hills. I think he finished about 1:30 ahead of me.

Bring more than one bottle on the bike. I needed AT LEAST two bottles.

Fast T2. Fastest of the day.

I probably should have taken 30 seconds and drank half a bottle. But I think the damage was done at that point and I was destine for a sub-par run.

Probably one of my worst triathlon runs. The first loop was OK but I just died on the second loop. I think there were several factors that caused this bad run...

1) I haven't done a bike/run brick since June (Eagleman). I did't plan on doing this triathlon so I wasn't really training for it.
2) I thought there was going to be a bottle exchange on the bike and there wasn't. I only brought one bottle which was not nearly enough.
3) I do not run well in the heat and humidity. It was probably 85% with 85% humidity during the run.
4) I pushed the swim hard and really don't have good swim fitness right now. I think this may have trickled down to some fatigue during the latter stage of the race.
5) With nobody close behind me...I had no incentive to run.

Hydrate more.

Sat in the grass with the family and drank about 4 liters of water.


Under hydrating. High heat and humidty. Not great swim or run fitness right now.


Good local race. Pinchot park is a great place for a triathlon. I definately recommend giving this a try if you live in the area. Could have had a bottle exchange on the bike and few more voluteers to direct traffic on the run. Other than that, well organized event with a friendly vibe.