Memphis in May - TriathlonOlympic

The swim went alot better than last year. The first leg was really choppy which made me feel a little dizzy at first, but I pushed through it so it was not a real issue. After the first turn, my sighting was horrible, the sun shining and the choopy water made it imposible, plus the swim caps were very close to the color of the buoys! I know I added at least 150 yards due to poor sighthing. I got beat pretty good at the end of the swim, but it was expected so no big deal. I cut over 9 minutes off last years swim, so I felt really good coming out of the water.

Work on sighting better. The choppiness kind of threw me.

I had a tough time getting the wetsuit off my right leg. My calve kept cramping big time and it was very difucult to get off. I have no idea what caused the cramps, but it was a factor the rest of the race. I grabbed a bananna and ate it on the way out.

Figure out the cause of the cramping

The bike went really well, I felt I was going fast, even though my calve was messing with me. The wind was a major factor after about mile 17, the headwind was brutal. I took in more water and gels onthe bike then before hoping to help the cramping, which seemed to work. I know my top speed was 29, with a tailwind, which seemed to be few and far between.

ride more. I knocked off about 10 minutes from last years time.

Felt pretty good.

Be faster. I do not practice transitions, which I probably should.

The run was something I was concerned about, especially knowing I was already battling cramps. The first mile I went fairly easy until I could get my running leggs back. My goal was to run to mile 3 without stopping. After hitting mile 3, I would then aim for mile 4, then 5 and so on. The course is a hilly course, but driving the course the day before, it helped me remember what was coming up and I had an idea of it. I was able to run the entire course!

Work on more brick workouts, need to speed up my run times.

Crossing the finish line in under my goal time of 3 hours was AWESOME! What a great feeling! As soon as the lady took off my timing chip and I saw my watch, I let out a big yell! A friend of mine had already finished and he asked if I made made and we high fived! I know I had a smile on my face and was able to sit in my chair and watch other runners come across the line. Was a great feeling


I made a 47 minute improvement over last year! I am very stoked!


This is a great race, I even got back in time to watch the pros swim. I had waited a year to race this race again because I was so disappointed with my time last year, and I feel like I am making such improvements every race!