2005 Kalaeloa Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

all start at once. couldn't get in rythm, inside line to bouys. ran into and struggles with lots of bodies. had to roll over twice for backstroke after second bouy, tried CSS. Hard to exit, 4" waves, standing then couldn't touch bottom, back to swim, had to do this twice.

More open water swimming practice.

Better T1 time by 2" than last 2 Triathlons. Satisfied with T1. Hard to get new shoes and cleats into pedals. Standing start on bike after running it with shoes on out of T1 to road.

Practice the shoes / pedals entry

No one passed me on the bike. I made up 8-10 places on the bike. Avg 19.8 mph, min 15-17mph, max 23-24mph.

Log more miles. This was only the third time I've ridden my new Felt S32, just bought it last w/e.

Had some left side pains first mile, felt a little like puke a couple times, still winded from bike segment, then got into a pace, second half felt good, finished last mile okay. Only passed by one runner, I made up maybe 6-8 places on the run.

Swells and waves, triangle course, too many bodies in the swim. Not fast enough to get out of the pack. Need work on getting on the bike in the pedals.


During the swim I was thinking why am I doing this.......not looking forward to anymore, but overcame, adjusted attitude, finished fun. Looking forward to next season.