got tired at some point on the first half of the swim. My mind was really trying to get out of the whole thing. glad I overcame that stinking thinking. Was going to do 3 laps of breath stroke and one back stoke, glad I changed to two front and one back.

I would learn how to do the front crawl. I lose alot of time and power not being able to do that stroke.

did this way better than last time. I dropped mad time and energy this time.

At an indoor,nothing. it was the last amount of time I could spend and get shoes on.

At some point, I realized how wet my shorts were and that running in them was going to suck. I took them off mid bike and had Carrie and Alex get out as much of the water as possiable. I hated biking in my suit only- felt very exposed and naked but I knew it would help the run.

indoor biking- I would not stand at the top of the mile, I think I lost mad time and it do not work like I planned. I would stay seated and try to keep my cadence higher 85-105.
I would have two pair of shorts one of the bike and one for the run. It might add more time but I am willing. I do not want to bike in my swim suit only, I will feel to exposed and what if I fall( inner thigh road rash anyone?)? Also I need some chaff resistance on the run. changing twice once into dry shorts for the bike and another pair for the run is a time lose I am willing to take.

did this one easy, hoped off bike, grabber dry shorts and walked to the stairs. I learned from last time, running saves time but not breathe.

nothing, I was smooth!

I did great at keeping a steady pace the whole run. I liked how my body was leaning into the run and moved on it's own. Did not have to force or push off to hard, the run was really good in that way. AS we all know I love my kick, it was a nice on. The race director noted I should add kick all the way instead of at the end, I will think about. He noted that coming in early is as good as coming in strong.

nothing, this was a track run so it was personal record. Very similar to my 5k time so no suprises here.

eat oranges and a bagel. Showered and headed back up to get my certficate.


my mind, it wanted to quit as so many points. My heart and my head was not as deep into this race as I was the first time I did it. I feel like this was a mid-semester report before the minnieman outdoor tri. In swimming, I did better than I thought I would for time but I need to prepare for open water swimming when I can not push off the wall. Biking, I need to get out, do some outdoor 13 mile rides with my clips and drop some mad time, I need to get it down by 5-10 min. And in running, I need to learn how to spread my kick out over the length of the race like Tom said. How can I take my running to the next level in terms of speed? So yeah it was good but it also let me know what I need to do.


For an indoor tri it is very strong. Really supported by staff. The swag bag is nice, last time it was a great long sleeve shirt and this time it is a matching hat. They know this, they need to speed up on getting out finishing times/certificates.