Mass start, which I am not sure what the reason is, they could very easily start us in waves. Anyways. I am not a bad swimmer so don't like starting behind the pack and everyone wants to be in the front row. So I saw these 3 16 year old future elites who I know are amazing swimmers. So I just parked myself behind them. They opened up some water so within 30 seconds I had very little traffic.

Drafting them would have been like drafting a speed boat. Impossible.

My sighting was very poor and my going around the bouy awful as I got caught in a pile up so I breast stroked them. Oh well. I stayed relaxed, my plan was to not push too hard on the swim.





Better sighting. Maybe try a sleeveless wetsuit, I am very uncomfortable in the one I have. Shoulders are too tight.

Much better than last year. I did got the wetsuit off pretty efficiently Pulled the suit down as far as possible, step on wetsuit and pull out leg.

Not much. Maybe a little more hustle

The course had dried by the time we raced, but everytime I went into that curve (5 times) I backed off. I am sure I wasted some good time, but that fall in warm up and a bleeding hip and arm were a good reminder to be careful.



I wasn't sure if I should push more, so I was a bit conservative. I probably could have squeeked a bit more on the bike and still be fine for the run. First sprint of the year so I know what to do next time.

Good transition, not much I could have done

I started the run and just was not in it. It starts with a hill climb. I chose not to look at my watch, just try to get into a rythm. The watch went off at 1km, I looked, 4:35...not good...get you butt in gear. Second km was 4:15...then I drifted back to 4:2x....Last 1/2 km was downhill and I pushed and did the last 1/2 at a 3:45 pace, so there was gas left in the tank.

I should have pushed harder on the 3rd and 4th km. I slacked off. I wanted a 4:15 or better pace.

Jump in car and drive very fast back to town to see the formula 1 race :-)


I didn't push hard enough. I tried to pace myself and I paced myself into a good, but not stellar performance

I am happy, I shaved 5 minutes off the bike and 1 minute off the run from last year.




Being a Quebec cup event there were some big guns there.

Overall 70 of 260, which is fine. I was even across disciplines, 79 on the swim, 81 on the bike, 71 on the run.