miltonman - TriathlonOlympic

I found out that I need more work on my swim. I was breathing every 2 stokes instead of the usual 3 strokes. It took almost a lap before I finally settled down and got into a rhythm.

The transition was ok. I was more disoriented that I though I would be coming out of the water. I really don't remember much about T1.

The bike went fairly well. No flats!! I had 2 on the last race. It took me several miles before I finally got my bike legs under me. Once I did, though, I stated riding fairly well for me. I could tell that I was riding harder than I usually do and knew that I would suffer on the run because of it. Oh well. It's a race. It's supposed to hurt a little.

I thought this transition went fairly well. I was more aware of what I was doing this time than T1.

It started raining just after I got off of the bike, so fortunately I didn't have to ride in the rain. It started off with a soft, gentle rain that soon turned into some of the biggest drops I have seen in a long time. It rained really hard for about 10 minutes and then let up a bit but still rained most of the rest of the run. I was really hurting for the first mile, maybe mile and a half, after the hard bike ride. The top of my hamstrings and groin muscles were very sore after the bike and really kept me from getting a good rhythm early. But once I got used to the pain, it went fairly well.

I was expecting some sandwiches, chips and good munchies after the race. What they had was a couple of jars of peanut butter, bagles, cups of what looked like oyster crackers and bananas. I get sick at the smell of peanut butter and a bagel didn't sound good at all, so I just got a banana and ate the rest of the pop-tarts that I had leftover from breakfast. I was VERY disappointed in the post offerings.

Other than that, it was a great race. Let me know what I need to work on for future races.