Issaquah Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

crowded, got stuck towards back of pack in start and had to fight through people. need to improve sighting/drafting

start closer to front and go out stronger for first 100, then ease up and cruise

put shoes on in transition and then ran with them which seems to work OK. put socks on, which takes a little while. really struggled with getting suit off without falling over.

work on getting suit off better. use feet to step on it. maybe try training without socks and go without next time. may start trying to have bike shoes on bike already

pace was faster than I thought it would be. Looking back, may have been able to push a little harder. course was fairly crowded and so was spending a lot of time passing. lots of people drafting (not intentionally) because of how crowded. narrow course at beginning and end made passing difficult.
ate GU at turnaround. drank 1 bottle along way. calfs totally cramped 2/3 of way through and continued to cramp off and on, OUCH! fought through, tried to stretch while riding downhill

push a little harder

dismounted bike when stationary, ran with bike shoes on then took off when at transition. transition spot was at far end (meant having to run bike all the way through transition area). took a good long drink before heading out.

learn how to get out of shoes while still on bike and dismount when moving. hopefully get a better transition spot.

didn't drink any at midway, just had the drink before heading out. don't think I needed to drink as it was pretty cool. uneven footing on grass portions difficult, hard to get speed up without worrying about ankle sprain. had more left for final sprint down the stretch than I thought I would, obviously left some in the tank.

push a little harder, probably paced myself too slow.

walk


calf cramps on bike, poor first transition, getting caught in back of swim and not pacing fast enough on run


a lot of fun. lots of people.