Bouder Peak Triathlon

OK, I'll be honest, what I really want to do is get to my Mountain Man race report. But, I can't really pretend that the Boulder Peak Triathlon didn't happen. So, lets talk about it.

I did feel good going into this race. And, it's not like I did badly, but just not great. Below expectations let's say. Perhaps the biggest factor was my travel arrangements. It's generally accepted that if you don't live at altitude and your going to race someplace with a significantly higher altitude, the best thing to do is to arrive within 24 hours of the race. The later the better, all things considered. Well, I live at about 1300'. Boulder is around 6000'. My place of lodging, nearly 9000'. And I slept at nearly 9000' for two nights before the race. Not ideal. I think I really paid for it.

The Boulder Peak is a great race. And it's held in one of Triathlon's Meccas. So, the competition was definitely there. I was excited about it. I swam well, the bike was far more painful than I remember, but I feel like I held my own. The run? Stunk. I was redlined and just could not hold the pace I should be able to for that distance. Disappointing. I ended-up 6th in my agegroup and 22nd overall.