Practice=Success

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote here about how I was preparing to "practice" at my upcoming sprint triathlon. This was the perfect event to see where I am for the non-physical stuff. By that, I mean things like getting in and out of a wetsuit, smoothly getting into my bike shoes while riding. avoiding dangerous situations on the bike, getting in my run shoes quickly, etc. I was able to execute pretty well across the board.

 

 

 

Getting ready to head out on the bike

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The definition of success for this race was always going to be determined on how well I executed all the small things. Based on that, this was a very successful race for me. I was focused on getting in and out of the transitions quickly without doing something dumb. I did that. They weren't the fastest transitions in the race but they were very solid. This a big improvement on last year's event and the last triathlon I did in early June. I had let transitions slip over the past year when it was always a strength of mine in past years. I intend to keep on practicing to make them the strength that they have always been.

Getting ready to run

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The little things allowed me to execute the physical part with relative ease. No doubt, it hurt pushing myself but I didn't find myself beating myself up over a little mistake that had been make earlier. This all led to a 3rd place overall finish which I was not expecting. Results are here. I love this sport and how there is always something to work on. It constantly pushes me to find areas that will give me the biggest improvement.

Running toward a 3rd place finish

I will be racing the Boulder 70.3 this Sunday. I plan to do some more "practicing". This time, it's with the physical side of things to complement the small stuff I did for my last race. I will lay out my race plan in an update tomorrow.

I'll enjoy this while I can. Not getting any younger!