Lake Padden Triathlon - Competitive Division - TriathlonOlympic

The swim was self seeded so I tried to get in the 2nd wave, but didn't get in until the 3rd. This swim was good for me. I have only down one OWS this year and my pool time has been very limited. I was really happy with how this turned out. I actually managed to draft during the swim for the first time ever. I was a little worried about getting booted in the face, but it never happened.

I need to swim more and swim faster if I want to be competitive during the swim portion.

T1 was good. 2nd fastest in my age group. I was all the way at the back of transition, so I had a long way to run in my bike shoes with my bike. It went smoothly though.

Get to the race earlier so I can get a good transition spot.

This bike course is great! Leaving transition there is a nice uphill stretch of road and I always struggle to keep my heart from beating out of my chest on this part. Once I made it to the top, I calmed down a bit and then started focusing on picking people off. I passed a lot of people during the ride. there were some really fast downhill portions and a couple of really good climbs. I managed to even pass on the hills. My goal going in to this race was to average 20 on the bike, which I almost did. I ate 1 gel on the bike and drank 3/4 bottle of a 50/50 gatorade, water mix.

I have not been doing enough long rides this year. More time in the saddle will lead to faster bike splits. There is no magic potion.

2nd fastest in my AG. Flying dismount was great.

Did I mention yet that I need to show up earlier to get a primo spot :)

I'll be honest, I was not thrilled with this run. I had hoped to run it in more like 35 minutes. But anyway...My first lap around the lake was in 20 minutes and so I negative split the run, which was awesome. I passed a bunch of people and was only passed by 2 people who were both on the 2nd lap while I was on the first. I cramped up 2 miles in and had to slow down for a bit. After the cramp went away, I was able to pick it up again.

I have got to get this cramping thing figured out. It has happened in my last 3 running events. I think I need to up my mileage and intesnsity during my run training.

Got some HEED and then hung out with my family for awhile and watched the other finishers come in. Ate some muffins and licorice and some Erin Bakers granola and cookies.


Lack of training in all 3 sports.


This race is hands down my favorite in the area! They do a great job from start to finish. Lots of good swag and a nice tech t-shirt. I got a couple of pairs of socks and a comemorative glass, but they also gave away a wetsuit, some speedplay pedals, a nice set of profie design bars, some Rudy Project sunglasses and then tons of other little stuff. This race is great!