Evergreen Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

Wow...............what can I say, other than disappointing. No matter how many times I go back and think about this swim..........well, nevermind, move forward right?

My sighting has been pretty good so far, but think I actually swam closer to 1700 prolly. I was WAY out to the right heading into the first bouy, but after than, stayed pretty much spot on course. So work on sighting with a mass start - or follow the right swimmer - haha.

Happy with bot my transition times................about the only pre-race predictions I got right! haha

Continue to practice.

Think my hydration (liquid) was good. Road hard and felt my bike should have been a little quicker. Seemed like we couldn't get out of the headwind the whole ride - haha. My atrocious swim gave me a chance to have a fun ride by passing a lot of folks............unfortunately, the run portion loomed.

Stick to my nutrition plan - didn't take my gels on the bike and that would prove to be a BAD decision.

Again, pleased with my transition times...............bout the only thing that went right during the race.

Not much - practice.

Well............disappointing here also. Remember the cals I was supposed to take on the bike - ya.....bout the mile 2 mark, both quads started twitching - well, at that point, I couldn't take the cals in fast enough - hit my gels and popped a couple Endurolytes - really didn't loosen up until mile 4. Miles 4.5 - 6.2 were the best for me the whole run.

Stick to my nutrition plan!! The boo boo prolly cost me my goal of sub 3 hrs............on top of my crappy swim.

Saw the family - chatted it up with them and the T3 gang.


Not sticking to my nutrition plan on the bike - crappy swim/sighting - need to get stronger on the swim......maybe seriously consider buying a wetsuit.


Colleen Klein and the Tri-Sharks really put on a couple great events this year. I will be back for both next year........if the wkds work out............and hopefully, with 2 PRs.

The positives from Saturday:

1. I FINISHED
2. I was not DFL (Dead Fing Last)....but I was DC (Damn Close!)
3. I am one step closer to my ultimate goal of becoming an IRONMAN in 2010.
4. I never felt like I was not going to finish and never wanted to quit.