Hello! Haven’t posted in a while. Summer training went well. I got my dream tri bike and did a lot of training over the winter. And I just did my first triathlon race of 2023!
Back in Milton, ON as an opener to get the motions of a triathlon in play for the rest of the season.
The RACE [Official Time: 01:55:08]
Swim (750m) – 18:48min @ 2:30/100m
Even though I increased my Critical Swim Speed (CSS) over the winter significantly, I am still finding it difficult to translate to open water. My legs still sink, even in a wet suit. I need to work more on my kicking. Today my brand new Magic5 goggles kept fogging. So I had to stop at 3 turn buoys to clear it out. I lost a ton of time here. Going to try other goggles ASAP. Anyways…
Bike (30K) – 57:59 mins @ 31.04kph
The bike is where I saw some good improvement over last year. A full 1kph faster and more confidence in aero position. This was the highlight of the day for me. This is always a breath taking fun hilly course with a big descent near the end. Thrilling.
Run (7km) – 32:14 mins @ 4:36min/km
The run was good. A bit slower than last year. But I forgot to “flip the switch” earlier on. I didn’t have any fatigue or lack of nutrition or energy, I just for some reason go harder until the last 1km. I probably should have around 4km. By the end I felt “too comfortable” for a sprint, I know I should have pushed harder way sooner. Anyways this is the purpose of today’s season opener.
Overall
No amazing result, but a good effort for the first race of the year. Main lessons today is to find new swim goggles, going to try Orca Killa180 as recommended by my good friend Steve Upton. Work on my kick to get my legs higher to the water surface.
My T1 and T2 was about 45seconds slower each than last year. So I need to work on faster transitions as well.
My A Race is still IRONMAN Florida in November. Redemption is waiting!
Congrats to my coach Miranda Tomenson on winning and Steve for making the podium in 4th!
