I finished with the 5th fastest swim, which I was happy about. The two other people in my wave were incredibly slow, so I missed having a rabbit to chase. On the other hand, it kept me from going out too fast and getting tired at the end.

No real T1-- we had 15 minutes to get to the bike, so I changed out of my bathing suit and put on my Brooklyn Tri Club tri gear. Represent, yo.

I really wanted to break 20 miles and I came close. I didn't have my cycling shoes, which might have helped a little. Got the third-fastest bike time among guys and was first after the first two events.

Cycling shoes would have been nice,but my cleats aren't compatible w/the spinbikes,so I don't know that it's worth the trouble. Otherwise fine. I also would have picked a bike with the water bottle on the handlebars, so I didn't have to reach for it. There's really no way to pull a bottle out of a downtube cage without slowing down when you're going at a million rpm.

5 mintes between bike and run. Stretched stretched stretched.

I knew I was going to basically concede the run because of my calf injury, so I walked for a while and then jogged at a really slow pace. In the past I've been right around 8:00, but it wasn't going to be in the cards--I wasn't about to jeopardize the rest of my season over an indoor tri in February. Only managed 19th place out of 26.

Not be hurt.

My calf injury was the only limiter. Otherwise I improved significantly in every area over last year. I had the highest score over the first two events, which were the only ones I could really compete in, so I'm happy with the result. Also worth noting, I think, was that although there's no AG's in this event, if there had been, I'd have finished 2nd in my AG.


I've done this race every year and I really like it as a beginning-of-the-season race to see where I am at the end of the winter. I still think it's a little expensive for an indoor tri and I wish there was a little more swag considering the $60 entry fee. (it's sponsored by a tri store. Howzabout a gel? A pair of socks? a coupon? Somethin?), but as indoor tri's go, it's fun. Doug, who runs the events is one of the best people in the NYC tri community.