The swim went pretty smoothly. I'm not used to swimming half-lane, but I dealt. My pace was faster than I had anticipated and I felt pretty good both in the water and coming out.

More rotation, flipturns

Transition was right behind my lane. Toweled off as well as I could, then put on the shirt, socks, and shoes. Speed laces helped. Caught a glimpse of my swim time on the clock and was feeling pretty condfident. Jogged down the hallway and into bike/treadmill area. Picked a bike and got going.

Nothing.

So... these bikes were really fast. My muscles are dialed in to a cadence in the mid-90s. I don't think I dropped below 100 at any point on the bike. Their resistance 5 was equivalent to resistance negative 5 on the bikes I train on. Not exactly a realistic reflection of road racing - don't I wish I was that FAST!

Nothing.

T2 was essentially hopping off the bike and onto a treadmill.

Nothing.

Was keeping with the run/walk routine. About half a mile in, my shins started cramping fiercely when I was walking. They didn't hurt when I ran, but I didn't want to blow up. So I toughed out about 3/8mi fast walking then went back to running. The last 1/4 mile, I ramped it up and ran at 5.8mph for a good finish kick. Was a bit shaky when I finished, but feeling awesome.

More run training

Small bit of walking


Excess weight, swim technique, and running endurance


The JCC did a pretty good job on this race. There were enough volunteers. It was odd doing in a 6 person heat... I didn't really get a sense of the scale of the race. And obviously, indoor tris don't have aid stations, but the volunteers were awesome - handing out towels and water during the ride and run. Good fitness check for the season.