Carmel Swim Club Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Super happy with my swim! No panic issues at all. I did have some negative thoughts in the first 100m, but once I settled in I was just fine. Slow, steady. Mostly breathed every second stroke. At turns, I did do 4 strokes. But to control anxiety, every 2 helped. I did pass a few people and a few passed me. I did get a little anxious when someone passed me and caused me to choke a little, but I stopped a second, gathered myself and moved on. I think I can safely say I'm past my swim anxiety issues. Now I'll try to focus on swimming faster. Although, 2:53 for a 100y isn't bad for me. I know I can get faster, though. My rank improved 5 percentage points from last year. Happy about that.

I did seed myself to start way, way back. I think next time I'll be comfortable to start closer to the front. Other than that...I'd swim faster.

Coach Hubby always thinks I can go faster here. I tend to forget that I'm racing during transition.

I feel really good about the bike portion. This is the first race I've done that I've really worked hard on the bike. I worked super hard, focused on keeping the rpms above 80 and worked hard with the gears. I passed a ton of people. Only a few passed me. I spent as much time as possible in aero. I am much more comfortable in that position and can ride faster. I was a 1mph faster than last year. I don't have much of a basis of comparison, but I feel good about that. My rank moved up 6 percentage points from last year. Also a win. I've really been liking biking lately. Really enjoying every minute I spend on the bike!

Not much. Keep training so I can get faster and get better on the gears.

Same as T1. I was fairly fast, but could have been faster.

Super happy with an average 8:21 pace after working so hard on the swim and bike! I actually lost 7 percentage points in terms of rank compared to last year, but I don't care b/c my pace was :20 faster. My legs were SUPER tight about the first 5-7 minutes of running and that slowed me down somewhat. But once I loosened up, I purposely made an effort to pick up my pace. Another runner I passed on the course even called me out and told me I was "showy". Whatever dude...I suck on the swim...gotta make it up on the run. Really happy with the run!

Nothing.

Really happy with everyting about the race! Can't wait til my next one!