It was a frenzy at the start getting kicked, etc. I was in the last wave of the race for age 40+ women. I like that they did as many waves as they did though being in the last one you feel like you have to "catch up" to everyone else. The swim was becoming my strongest event and it was NOT on this day I don't think, I don't know. I felt tired when I got out and had a cramp in my left hamstring (never had that before). Rested it and it went away.

I think I would warm up more and also time it closer to the race start if possible. at the very least I would get my arms/body moving to keep it warm. It felt like I went from a standstill to chaotic frenzy effort. This was my first one so it was a great learning experience.

I choose to throw socks on so I'm sure that slowed me down a bit. Ironically I had a hard time getting my cap off! It was kind of funny in a way, I've never had that happen before! I did use Body Glide on my wrists and ankles under my suit and about 3 inches up on the outside of the suit on the arms and legs - this helped significantly in getting the suit off.

Get my cap off faster and don't bother with socks.

I went hard, I don't think I could have gone too much harder considering I had been at camp for a week and a half and not getting good sleep. I definitely need to continue to focus on hydration. I had 2 or 2 honey stingers and Nu'un. I chose to try wildberry flavor Nu'un which was a mistake. It tasted too much like the Gatorade I threw up post half marathon a few years ago. My stomach was churning.

Get better sleep in the week leading up to the race. Other than that I couldn't do much differently. Oh...gain balance to jump off my bike more efficiently coming into T2.

My time wasn't too bad but I need to learn to jump off my bike. I definitely wasted time going into T2 with this. I also didn't think to unbuckle my helmet on the way in.

develop the confidence and balance to swing a leg over and ride the last 30 feet on one pedal. Remember to unbuckle helmet before getting to rack. Get shoes with quick ties so I don't have to tie my shoes.

I had one sip of water on the way out of T2 but there were no other water stops on the run (maybe there was another but I don't recall). I was spent. I felt like I wasn't having a good run - my first mile was about 9:00. It wasn't until I saw the result breakdown the next day did I know I ran 25:42. I would love to be sub 8:00 for a sprint - but this was my first one and I'm very happy with an 8:14 mile pace after swimming and biking!

Again, I need to hydrate more on the bike to prep me for the run. The last few miles were like a rollercoaster and I didn't want to chance drinking and screwing up. I felt a little nauseous on the run but I think that was due to the flavor of my drink more than anything.

Ate a piece of watermelon. Short walk. Only minor stretching - mainly quads. (shame on me, I should have stretched better).
i also had a piece of pizza...I won't do that again so close to the end of a race. LOL


i think the week leading up to the race was taxing as we were at camp - sleeping on hard beds, enjoying a few more beverages than normal - hey, it's vacation. I think I wasn't as mentally into it as I could have been coming off the Colchester triathlon cancellation 2 weeks prior. This race wasn't even on my radar until just before going on vacation.


I like this race. It's definitely a challenge but doable! The venue is great - kids swam at the beach after the race. I was a deer in the headlights because it was my first race but everything was explained thoroughly so I knew where I had to be when. They do a nice job there!