Rumpass in Bumpass Sprint - TriathlonSprint

I need to learn to swim in a straighter line, and sight better, but I was not intimidated by the swim. Just slow.

Keep practicing to go straighter and sight better.

Other than a little struggle with the wetsuit, this was pretty efficient.

I should have sat down right away to take wetsuit off of legs rather than struggling on one foot.

I used drops to reduce resistance at times. Traffic got bottled up a few times making it difficult to pass and difficult to stay out of drafting zones, but the crowds broke up eventually.

I need to get aerobars on my bike.

I need to learn to take off shoes while still on the bike.

Running after biking and swimming was very different than a regular 5K. I felt more "normal" in my pace and breathing in the second half. I poured water over my head to stay cool 2X.

I need to practice some bricks to get more efficient in the start of my run.

Drank a bunch of water and walked some before gathering equipment from the transition area.


Being sick and lack of training over the past three weeks.


This race was a great introduction to open water swimming and a great first sprint for me. The only thing I would change was the fact that the run course went through the woods for a good bit at the start and finish. This limited my pace and the uneven ground was especially hard to deal with when I was so tired at that point.