My first triathlon of the season was done today. It was a a sprint (200m pool swim, 10.3 mile bike and 3.1 mile run) race around the Riwerwinds golf course area in south Jersey. The start was a bit early and with an hour drive I woke up at 4.35 surprisingly fresh. I had also gone to bed at 9.30 so I guess I had my share of sleep. As always breakfast was oatmeal and raisins supplied with a nice … →

Normally I just do my pool swims in my regular Nike swim trucks that I got for 10 bucks at Macy’s. They are nice and roomy and can be used for a day at the beach as well. I do have a Zoot Tri suit that I use for competition, but I never tried it on in the pool until today. With my Tri suit on I shaved 8 seconds off my 100m intervals and when I put on my … →