Race Coverage

So Humbling. So Good....

Saturday, 27 August 2016 23:10

By Mike Buenting (mikebuenting.wordpress.com)

USAT NAtionals Race Reports - This past weekend in Omaha, NE was the USA Triathlon National championships for the Olympic distance on Saturday, and Sprint distance on Sunday. This is a tremendous event and I enjoy being part of it every year! I also feel blessed to qualify to be part of it every year as this is one fast race filled with the best athletes in the country!

The weather this past weekend in Omaha was hot, humid, sunny and just plain tough! Carter lake is the site of the swim, and let’s say this is some of the dirtiest water I have ever swam in! water temp was 87 degrees which is wicked hot! So for me the swim was not going to be great I do much better in colder water and with my wet suit J. Regardless of the water temp we all had to deal with it and perform.  The issue I had was I don’t feel as confident in my swim as I do the bike and run, and so I like...

space and away from the crowds which meant as we spread out along the dock for the start of the race I choose a spot way at the end of the dock. As I eyed this spot up I thought it might be a short line and a good path to take but as I swam, saw where my competitors at the other end of the dock came from and then saw the distance on my watch post swim I realized I swam a lot of extra distance which did not help me in a race where every second counts! Still at the end of the day I need to work on my swim and make it faster/stronger and I was humbled but just how fast some of these people are in the water!   READ MORE