Deschutes Dash - TriathlonOlympic

Face was cold at first but warmed up fine. Had more water go up my nose than normal. Need to remember to breath out on my brething as I was a little bloated afterward. Went at an average pace. Did not push was just kind of hanging out.

Get more to the front. Go more agressive as I could have decreased my time by about 2 minutes. This was not a hard swim.

Found my spot ok. I had a hard time getting the wetsuit off as it was wrapped around my ankles pretty good. Had to sit on ground to remove as I was a little dizzie. Had to place my bib on my bib holder again which wasted time. Next time pin to shirt.

Pin my bib onto my shirt first. Use more glide around ankles. Make sure to baby powder socks.

I pushed my speed a little as I was passing a lot of people on the way up. Had a lot of problems with my gears as shifting was very bad. I was not sure my seat was positioned apporpriately. Ate part of a cliff bar on the way up. Was not overly agressive as I did not know what to expect. Downhill was a blast but found out how slow my bike is.

Make sure bike is running at optimal levels and is lubed appropriately. Hold back a little for run.

I could not get my left foot off my pedals and my right foot recliped as I tried to get my left one off while still moving on the bike. Had to to be completely stopped to get my left foot out. I racked my bike in the wrong spot only to not find my shoes for some strange reason....hhhmmmmm funny how that worked (I had a group watching me and finding some great humor in my frustration - did make me smile). Once I saw I was on the wrong rack I already wasted at least 30 seconds or more. My shoes were pre tied and went on very quickly.

Practice unclipping shoes while bike is still moving. Make sure I am looking for my bike spot trying to eye it before hand. Decide before hand if still going to wear glasses as I did not on the run.

ABSOULTELY HORRIBLE! My strength was my weakness today. I was extremely bloated and stomach cramping from either to much food or too much water as I did not find my stride at all. When I tried to go faster my stomach hurt more. All the people that I passed on the bike were passing me on the run. Did run a little faster during the last mile and picked up my pace the last 200M. I should have easily knocked off 6 minutes as my slowest trial time was 8:34 minute miles. I drank very very little due to bloatedness. Did use water to dose me which was good. Did not comment on drinking amount as I really couldn't take much in. I did not feel tired after race but was just extremely bloated. I could have ran more.

Eat something very small that will digest better or maybe nothing at all before the race and just hydrate a little more.

Walked around and drank Gatorade.


Eating too much beforehand! Really did not drink anything before. This was my first triathlon and I had no idea what to expect. I should have gone a little harder in the swim and maybe a little less agressive on the bike to conserver a little energy for the run. Tune bike and make sure gears are working appropriately.


I really liked the river swim and could actually touch the bottom in a few spots. Bike is a little hard and run is a good course.