Triathlon for the Cure Benefiting the Susan G. Komen Foundation - TriathlonMini Sprint

Swimming is definitely my strongest area. I didn't feel like I got a good start...a combination of nerves and inexperience. It took me a little while to get out of the pack and get into my groove. I felt like a lot of energy was wasted on a little bit of stop and go in the first part of the swim.

Be confident and stay focused on breathing more

I'm kind of guessing on the exact time here. It's not posted on the event website results page now, but I think it was there before and was right around 3 min if I remember correctly. I felt a lot faster than this.

Wear a tri suit

I don't know my exact time here either. It seems my timing chip didn't catch my bike or T2 times. This is guesstimate, but I felt good on the bike and only got passed by one other person on a mountain bike.

Get a lighter bike

Once again this is a guesstimate on time, but I know it couldn't have been any longer. I didn't change shoes or anything...only had to rack my bike and remove my helmet.

My legs were super heavy for the fist 3/4 mile, but I finally got into a good groove after that. I felt a side stitch coming on around the 1 mile mark, but lucky it didn't get too bad and I was able to finish well.

Train more

Walked around a bit and grabbed some water. Went to the finish to root on my friend then grabbed a banana, bagel and more water.


Nerves and inexperience. I could also use a lighter bike and a tri suit would be nice


Overall, I had an amazing experience for my first tri. I had set a goal to finish in 1:30. I really thought I would have a difficult time meeting this, but to my surprise it happened and I even surpassed it finishing in 1:25:10! Thank you adrenaline!

The event seemed very well organized and all the volunteers and other racers were extremely kind and helpful. I'm happy to have done this race as my first and had a great time. I think I'm ready to tackle another one :)