Honolulu Triathlon - Olympic Course - Triathlon

For whatever reason (some suspect the gel I had 15 minutes before the race), I had this feeling that I needed to burp, but couldn't. This in turn kept me from getting a full breath. Which led me to freaking out a little bit. So I breast stroked the entire swim. Little bummed, because it slowed me down considerably.

Work on my pre-race nutrition.

Standard transition. Was not in too much a rush after a crappy swim. Was honestly in "just finish" mode.

Not suck at the swim.

Feel pretty good about the bike. Just had aero bars installed on my road bike and they seemed to make a wold of difference. Only problem was I installed them and they loosened up during the ride.

Ride more with the aero bars. Make sure they are adjusted properly.

Again, not too rushed. But felt like a very smooth transition.

Time to start working on taking the feet in and out of the shoes on the pedals.

Okay. This part sucked. All of the time I made up on the bike ride was lost on this run. I got past the lead legs fast enough, but got multiple stitches in my side. I am assuming this is a nutrition issue.

Figure out my gels versus accelerade vs water beforehand. I also need to train much more on the run. My straight running was pretty strong but rarely combined all three disciplines with a run at the end.

Walked around and took pictures.


Nutrition and not training properly enough.


This was a really well organized race. The swim wasn't crowded. The transitions were well planned. The run was a little rote with the loops, but allowed for plenty of shade which was nice.