Philadelphia Insurance Triathlon - Olympic Race - TriathlonOlympic

Not my strongest event...I tend to hold back a bit here and I didn't sight real well...I ended up too far to my right at one point and had to come back in.

I need to get up closer to the front and sight better..I'm not a completely weak swimmer...

I seem to do pretty well in transition..my times are always in line with racers who place ahead of me...I am always very organized and I do run through and out..

Nothing.

So this was my best event at this race...my bike has gotten stronger even though I was still 874 of 1900...the hills took my legs I think...I was trying to target 20MPH but only ended at 18.5...I just can't seem to break through yet to the 20+ class.

It's just more training and stronger bricks...my next race is a 'half-mini' and the 41 mile bike is going to be tough.

Another pretty good transition...organized and I moved very quickly.

Nothing.

So..this is where I thought I would excell and I crashed and burned...the legs just wouldn't go...I had significant cramping in my hamstrings a mile or so in....and then the quads later on...it was tough....I'm really frustrated by this....I don't know if it's the lack of training or nutrition...have to solve this for the next race...I thought I could run sub 8:30's.....since that's what I've been gunning for...9"s wasn't what I had in mind...but I guess it's not terrible with all the walking and stretching I had to do to get the lactic out....

Have to figure out why I cramped so much...I tried not to kill it on the bike so I would have fresher legs...no such luck...

Just waited with my friends at the finish and looked for my bud Pat to complete the race....ate some tomato pie a banana and drank some water and gatorade...


Two things seemed to hamper me....the swim I could have done better..I sold myself short on it again...and the run...the camps...so I have to solve that problem before the next race.


Really a great challenging race. This was my first Oly distance and I'm disappointed in some aspects but also please that I continue to see some improvement.