Downtown Columbia Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Not sure what the actual time was since I think that time includes some/all of the run to transition. Anyhow...

It was a pool swim, and as always people seeded themselves wrong. Some worse than others. The guy I started with fell behind right away. I probably ended up passing a dozen people. Passing wasn't too bad unless we were swimming three wide. A couple times I felt like I really had to push so that I'd finish the pass before I got to the wall.

Transitions were just awful today. Especially T1. I probably left an entire minute in transitions. Really the only negative part of my race. T1 was bad for two reasons. First I forgot to un-velcro my bike shoes. MORON!! And then my bike seat got wedged under the rack. Annoying, but whatever.

One of my better rides. Felt strong most of the way while still knowing I had enough in the tank for the run. I guess it was too much for me to expect that people understand what "on your left" means... On a couple instances it went like this, "On your left...ON YOUR LEFT, ON YOUR F!@#ING LEFT!". I felt kinda bad, but seriously people. Have you ever ridden a bike before? Especially dangerous coming downhill at 38mph.

Not much. Maybe pass on the right??

Not as bad as T1 but still too slow. I decided to put on socks which is where I lost time. I have to or my feet get super chewed up to the point where training during the next week sucks. Even my "sockless" Zoot shoes make me bleed within two miles. So I sacrificed the time...

Sigh... Nothing.

Pretty good run for me too. Don't be too impressed by the run time, it was a bit short. But I still did well. Didn't get passed once and was flying by people the whole time. My calves were super tight for the first half mile or so and I was worried. But they came around and then I took off. Couldn't believe I finished under an hour!

Maybe take advantage of at least one aid station. Didn't really feel like I needed it.

Walked around a bit. Ate some food and had a coke. Fine, two cokes.


I need to bike more/harder/longer. I think the swim can become faster too if I do some speedwork.


Good, fun race overall. Fun to zip through the city without having to worry about cars and stoplights. This was the first time the event was held, hoping the keep it around.