Boulder Peak Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

sighting into the sun still sucks, followed the mob though and did alright, a nice swim, relaxed

swim harder I s'pose

funny fog-film over my eyes when I exited water, kept blinking to make it go away, could have just been from looking into the sun over and over + orange goggle lenses, was weird though

move faster

Olde Stage kicked my butt, not necessarily physically but mentally...I had a panic attack and had to stop & recover, then later dry heaving, ended up walking the last 1/3 mile or so (I was NOT alone in this though)
can I just say that eventually all the 'on your lefts' got a little old, 'cause really where else was anyone going to pass me? [sic]
I got really used to it and eventually resigned myself to my training pace...sigh.
I'll go out there one of these days soon enough to try it on again though, maybe I'll perform without the pressure of so many people doing better than me.
ate half a clif builder bar, alternated clif cherry blox with margarita blocks, pounded water

more practice climbing hills

not much to report here, little tough time getting shoe on, then forgot to tighten lace, then realized forgot race number & went back to get it (dumb)

move faster

wore the floppy camp hat, looks silly but I need the shade
alternated clif cherry & margarita blocks every 20' or so
first 2 miles got into rythm, then panic attack felt like a fish gasping for air...battled brutal inner demons walking mile 2 to 3, entailing crying & throat constrictive breathing...then a weight lifted, I looked up instead of at the ground, started a good pace at mile 3, picked up a buddy shortly after and we finished in strong style.

not walk at all, I'm hoping this is the last I'll see of the throat constriction panicky attacks, I'm really tired of it.
run was below average according to training, I'm marking it average though 'cause it's an improvement over my last races.

walking around, cold towel on head LOVELY, stretching in the grass with other athletes, breathing
where was the massage tent?



nerves. I know if I can beat this nervous panicky thing & relax, have FUN, then I will be able to push myself harder get some better pace.


Don't know how the race will look next year since M-Dot has taken over, I guess we'll all have to see about it.
A good race, SO much better than the sprint. And (although I'll have to look this up) I beat my previous Olympic time by 40 minutes.