Wildflower Triathlon - Olympic Distance - TriathlonOlympic

Swim start was nowhere near as bad as I feared (this was my first Wildflower, and first Olympic distance tri) after having seen the videos, the start at the vineman showdown a few weeks ago was much worse. Barely bumped anyone, got into my stride after rounding the first buoy and felt comfortable the whole way, held back a little knowing what was coming up, got a pretty bad cramp in my left quad as I stood up to exit the water.

Probably swim a little harder, but generally I swam within my ability.

run up to T1 is long, so I'm not unhappy with my T1 time

I am significantly stronger on the bike than I am the swim or run, so pushed harder than I probably should have, I also drank about 1/2 as much as I should (which almost resulted in me bonking on the run), had some twitches in the hamstrings and quads that made me nervous that I would cramp up when I was done, but was very happy with a #23 bike split

probably not go quite as hard, and drink a lot more during the first half of the bike, am thinking a new hydration system that makes drinking easier is in order (aerodrink rather than a bottle cage)

Good T2, was a little nervous about the upcoming run after pushing hard on the bike

see above, tough run, felt like I was going to cramp up any minute, but kept plodding along, knowing I had a good swim and bike leg taken care of already. Dusty, hilly trails for a good part of the run, the downhill into the finish is deceptively long (even though you have already ridden up and down it several times)

need to fix the leg and run a lot more

was hurting pretty bad after I finished, sat down and drank 3-4 bottles of gatorade and water, went down and soaked in the lake and started feeling human again


run training


had an amazing time at wildflower, I'll be back for sure