Cadboro Bay Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

The start was nasty - I really should have put my head in the water and swam a few strokes. The water was ice cold!!! I have done some scuba diving in that area but in a dry suit not some thin skimpy wetsuit! So I placed my face in the water and started to hyperventilate - it was freezing and it was so hard to catch my breath!!! I was bumped into, swam over, kicked, hit..you name it - it was ugly and sadly I could not find anyone to draft off. My hands and feet were numb. I was all over the place swimming past the bouy, zig zagging - my swim was just horrible and I was all over the place. I just wanted it to be over from the moment I started.

The race director admitted that the swim was further than 750m to compensate for last years course which was too short. He didn't say what the distance was though...

Jump in and do a warm up!

Swim time includes transition time. I didn't even notice the run up the beach, over the logs and onto the gravel path because my feet were so numb. It was hard to get my hands working to remove the cap and googles. I would have to say this transition was a success though because I DIDN'T wipe out this time...good thing - the gravel would have torn my suit. I found out after the race that I cut my foot during transition and from the race reviews lots of other people did as well. I just wasn't into racing and I was so angry with the swim that I had a bad - I don't care attitude for the rest of the course.

I still have the problem of not wanting to pass anyone incase they end up passing me again - really need to get over that because I just get frustrated when I have to break. The volunteers did not have shirts on and looked like spectators so it was hard to tell who they were until they started yelling at you to turn around. My gears were slipping which really makes me angry because my bike was just in for a tune up GRRRRRR. It doesn't help that my hands were still frozen from the swim either. I honestly was not having fun, I couldn't wait for this race to end.

Ride the course ahead of time so I know where to be on the rough patches of the road

I'm glad I don't know how to take my feet out of my shoes before I dismount because I would have had to run on gravel and that would not have been fun. Sometimes it works in your favour to be a beginner. Transition time is included with the run. Easy transition - hung up my bike, took off helmet, took off bike shoes, put on socks and runners, put on race belt, took a gel and started the run.

Nothing

This is my worst 5k time to date - my very first 5k time was better than this! The website from the race states that this course was well over 5K which doesn't surprise me. It was challenging! When I started the run my feet were still frozen from the swim - it was crazy! I walked the steep trail hill but everyone else I saw did as well.

Not enter this race - lol! Practice running the route.

Walked around, had a bagel, banana and some water


Need to be in a better head space


Very unorganized...they were mixing up the results when they handed out the awards. The online registration prices were incorrect. The door prizes were pretty bad - old race t-shirts and sweatshirts all the way back to 2000. Race package had a water bottle and t-shirt. I would not do this race again.