Carl Schneider – Bear Triathlon-Olympic – Sunday, May 20, 2018

Bouncing back after B&A Marathon, I did not swim or bike enough. I figured it would be fun anyway. I have never had a good spring triathlon after a spring marathon, so this result was not surprising. Dinner at 6pm, movie, then in bed by 9pm. Woke by wife when she came to bed and then tossed for hours. Terrible nights sleep, will ALWAYS sleep in spare bedroom from now on. Woke at 04:00, left house alone at 0:430, arrived about 6am, enough time for everything. Swim: 11/18. Lava pants and clear face mask. Under the arch start, which doesn't allow goggles to be rinsed. GPS track looks OK, but I think I was a bit wide. It seems like there were always swimmers on my left. Lake was too dirty to follow anyones draft. . Bike: 4/18 (by my watch, since they didn't get my bike splits?). Forgot that front aero wheel (C50) had a leak, decided to use training wheel (decade year old Krysium Elite). Also forgot Fix-a-Flat and/or spare tube/air, so I was glad to not have a flat. As usual, I paid my dues (cleaning front tire each time I saw a rider on the side of the road, as well as each intersection). It may just be superstition, but it's worked so far. Drank entire aero-bottle (honey & Nuun) and took one Gu. Dog fight between a 40+ male rider and 2 females, passing each other based on strengths (both females were more cautious, esp. passing and turning. Based on my run, maybe I worked too hard?. . Run: 4/18 Hot, wet and muggy Passed Joe in T2, saw him at each turn around. Right foot went completely numb again, neuroma or plantar?