Ending the season with a swim in a swamp, a flat on the bike, and a shuffle up the hills.  Not exactly what I’d hoped for during my last triathlon of 2011.  No matter how my races go these days, however—good ones or cruddy ones—I always try to take away a few lessons or things to work on.

Last year I had so much fun writing my Nation’s Triathlon race report in honor of teammate Matias’s over-the-top tri-speak about our crusherfest/sufferfest/soul-demolishing races, that I had planned to make this type of write-up my own annual tradition.  When I finished the 2011 Nation’s Triathlon, however, I was left feeling disillusioned about triathlons and not at all in the mood to write a sarcastic, playful account.

I’d like to be able to boast that I’m submitting a Triple T report about 3 back-to-back races.  In reality, however, I’m submitting three race reports that occurred over the course of more than a month.  I’ve just been bad about writing them.

As I review all three of the races together, I realize two things: (1) I really, really need to work on my transitions, and (2) I need a new bike computer.