Lums Pond Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

The swim felt like it was closer to 3/4 of a mile than 1/2 mile. Water was warm, and I began to overheat in my wetsuit. I felt like I didn't hit my groove until the last 200. Goggles were fogged up the entire time, making sighting difficult.

I took my time and caught my breath. As I was exiting, the guy in front of me slipped and wiped out. I caught his bike and held it for him until he got back up, but it cost me a few seconds.

I forgot my body glide, so I had some issues getting the wetsuit off. The right ankle of my wetsuit got caught on my timing chip, which cost me a few seconds

Against better judgment, I rode my new bike (I picked it up Friday evening, and got about 5 miles in on it Sat AM) ... As a result, my confidence in handling was low. At around mile 5, my saddle angle dropped, and I had to pull it back up about every half mile for the rest of the ride. Almost wrecked at the dismount, when I couldn't pull my left foot out of the shoe.

I need to get a few more miles on the new bike before I'm really comfortable with it. Overall,

Fastest T2 so far. Had trouble finding my row initially.

I think that I did something bad to my right calf during the dismount. I was in constant pain through the run.

I feel that I was not well prepared for this rate. I should have spent more time training before race day. The strained muscle in T2 definitely added a few minutes to my run. I was 9 minutes off of my goal time, so I have a good target for next year.


Piranha Sports seems to always do a good job. Bathroom facilities need to be re-evaluated though, as 2 commodes and 3 urinals is not enough for 600 guys.