Tempe International Triathlon - Oly (Swank!) - TriathlonOlympic

Swim wave started at 7:15a and directly into the sun. Made it very difficult to see the bouys. Seemed like forever before I reached the first turn. Kept using the south side running path as a guide until I got close to the first bouy.

Swim more because I am really weak here... Wasted alot of energy sight seeing.

Took way too much time through both transitions. Should have hit the gels and hydration while on the bike instead of in the TA.

I really enjoyed the bike course. I always seemed to be going toe-to-toe with someone, whether it was around a turn, uphill, or straights. Very fun bike course overall - best one so far. Only downside was that there were too many turns.

I gave it all I had on the bike since I knew my swim really blew... I was happy with this...

Once again, way too much time here...

This was by far the worst run I have EVER had! At mile 3, I got very concerned about my hydration. Started feeling bad and skin was very dry and hot. So I took it down a couple of notces and started walking through each water station they had -- one cup drink, one cup over the head (first in career to walk ANY race). My splits tell the whole story...
8:10
8:13
8:50
10:35
10:00
10:35

Start training during the heat of the day for better conditioning -- but don't know if I am doing that.

I went from thinking on the bike "this is the best tri ever - what a cool race", to thinking during the run "what were these m-f'ers thinking starting this race so late in the day for the oly group, this is the worst tri ever!"
Overall, I am glad I did the race. My first tri in AZ and it set a benchmark for me to get better from (definitely won't forget it!). Swim was to be expected, bike was great, and the run was disastrous. If I do this next year, I will be waiting until 3 days before and watching the weather forecast.