June 29, 2014 - TriBoulder Sprint Triathlon
I finished my first sprint Triathlon of 2014 on Sunday. TriBoulder was a fun event and I finished faster than the time I predicted for myself. The race was held at Boulder Reservoir. The weather (70) and the water (72) were perfect. For the swim start we were facing right into the sun. This made it impossible to see the buoys so we were pretty much hoping the faster folks led us in the right direction! The wave before mine veered way to the left away from the first buoy and probably cost themselves a minute or so getting back on track. It was quite entertaining watching everyone follow the leaders in the wrong direction. The start for my wave was announced by a countdown and then we ran into the water and began swimming. Personally I found the entire swim to be quite congested as I was constantly either smacking, kicking, bumping, or getting it done to me. The leaders in my age group took us in the right direction and the swim went OK for me. I was slightly disap