After all of my swimming I only trimmed 10 seconds off my swim time (9:15). I felt good about the swim until about 50 yards in. Between jostling for position and the typical nervousness I started to lose confidence and that impacted my ability to swim smooth. I ended up doing the majority of the swim using the breast stroke. I feel like I have the endurance part down for the swim, but I need to work on confidence in the water.
My first transition(1:46) was better this year but still too slow, I made two mental mistakes when trying to rush and make up time lost in the swim. The first was putting on my helmet before my shirt, the second was putting one of my socks on wrong and it wouldn't go over my heel.
The bike (42:12) overall was good, I felt good and the ride was smooth. The only trouble was going over the last hill my bike bag came loose and started rubbing on the tire so I had to dismount to fix it.
The third transition(:33) was great, not much to say. and the run was also good. I felt comfortable through the whole run and I felt my running recently helped with that.
I will also say it was great completing the race with my neighbor Jim, it always helps to have extra motivation. My biggest disappointment is that last year I stayed focused on Crossfit and did a few tri specific work outs. This year I focused on tri workouts and only gained minimal time but lost muscle. I will have to work on finding a good balance this winter.
Notes for my next triathlon:
- Wet suit is officially on the wish list before my next triathlon which will most likely be an Olympic distance one in the spring.
- Need a better bike bag, can't afford to lose 15-20 seconds over something dumb like that.
- Need to work on my first transition, so that I don't think so much
- Need to really focus on the bike.
Compare to last year 2009 Results
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