‘B’ Race week. Goa 113 Tri. Finished 3rd overall (and got some prize money! :-)).

Swim – slower than anticipated. Sighting was a problem – goggles fogged up, buoys were not prominent, and the sun shone straight into my eyes on the return leg. Swam nearly 2200m. Can cut that by a bit, and also swim a bit faster. 48m swim was too slow.

Bike – was a good leg. Took my spare bike, and managed to average >30kmph. Need to up this to 32kmph in the next 5 weeks to do a 2:50 bike leg. Stayed aero for stretches so that was good.

Run – hot, so didn’t attempt to stick to the 5 min/km plan. I couldn’t have done it anyway. Aimed to do 5.30/km. Was ahead in the first half, and slightly behind on the second half. Averaged just about 5.30 for a 22.3km run.

Overall 5:47 with transitions. Could’ve done about 5:42. In the next 4-5 weeks, need to raise the intensity particularly on the bike and swim.

What I learned:

1. Make sure the taper week plan is executed – this is critical to a good race.
2. Get better goggles, use anti-fog and practice well with them.
3. Work more on sighting in the next 4 weeks (without losing momentum)
4. Work on juggling nutrition an hydration while on the bike without losing time.

On to week 3 (recovery week)