Hawk Island Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Had to put on my big boy tri suit today... Started with the Elite men.

Hard to keep writing this in... I need to improve my swim. I would have been sub 1 hour if I could have cut 2 minutes from my swim.

Good T1 but slow for me. T area was set up slightly different from years past and I was on the far end. I took my time a bit more than I should have. Could have saved at least 30 seconds here!!

I went out strong and maintained a solid pace. I improved my race position by about 7 places from the swim. I held a nearly perfect cadence and felt great throughout the bike.

Hard to complain about this bike. There were a couple small hills that I probably could have pushed a little more to keep a better rhythm.

A good T2 but wasted another 20 seconds.

Should have been a little faster!

Man, I could have had a solid run today. I started out on the planned pace (7:30) and fell off when I thought I could see the race leaders. I knew I couldn't catch them... I settled. Noted my slower pace and picked it up. This happened 2 too many times. Near the turn around I found out that the 'lead group' I thought I was following, wasn't the lead group - they were the group just behind the lead group. At the turn around I pushed my pace beyond where it should have been but at that point I was too late. I maintained the faster pace without a problem (I should have been at 6:30-45 the whole run).

I should have pushed the pace when I felt comfortable. There was another minute + that I lost.

Unfortunately I didn't leave it all on the course. When I crossed the finish line and saw my time, I sulked.


My mind was my biggest limiter today. Even with my swim I could have cut off almost 2:30 from my race.


South Lansing Community Development always does a great job organizing this event. From the start times, course layout and volunteers - it's ALWAYS run on par with the best event organizers!