New England Season Opener Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Felt pretty crappy at the swim start, and didn't get into a good rhythm. Without a warmup, it was hard to adjust to the cold water, but not an excuse for a rather poor swim.

Wanted to be around 30 seconds quicker, oh well.

I've been putting in good volume and intensity in the pool, so I can't say much I would have changed.

The heavy rain really didn't help me out in this race. I was expecting to be around 25 minutes, but took it super easy on the descents and turns. I was on a borrowed bike, and I only rode in aero 20% of the time. It was too risky to be in aero - absolutely crazy conditions. At times I could barely see and the rain stung!

I saw at least two people who had crashed on corners early on, so knew it wasn't worth it to push that hard. I was planning on averaging around 330 watts, but came in at only 300 with NP of 326 (due to pushing the hills).

Have no rain! Kind of hard to say it was a below average ride when it was the top time, but I'm capable of much better.

I was hoping to be right around 18:00, but it was mentally hard to push when I knew I was racing the clock. I knew the faster guys were in the 1st wave, ten minutes ahead of me, and I always do better when I can push against others. I guess I need to have the mental ability to push, even on my own.

Run faster, duh!

1 mile jog with a few teammates


poor swim and lots of rain


I was about three minutes faster than when I did this race two years ago, and that day didn't have any rain. Still, I feel like I underperformed. 1.5 min faster would have given me the win. Hopefully it'll be a better day when I race a HIM in five weeks.