Mini Mighty Man Triathlon - TriathlonMini Sprint

This was pretty dismal, haha. I psyched myself out and couldn't breathe when I started swimming. Got through 150 yds and had to stop to catch my breath and regroup. That helped, but I lost a lot of time doing that. I ended up taking a quick break two other times, I think, which I wasn't expecting considering I swam a 400 nonstop just a few days ago. I also got a little flustered during the "traffic jams" in the lanes- I'd finally get a good flow, and then I'd have to stop and tread water while waiting for a space to clear up.

On the plus side, my mom said my stroke looked really smooth.

Not get nervous. Navigate around groups of slow swimmers better. Build up my endurance more.

I didn't have a wetsuit to worry about, which helped a lot. It took me a while to get my socks and bike shoes on- I tried to do it standing, which was awkward. I also tried to dry myself off a little, which didn't make a difference. But I wasn't trying to speed through this- I definitely took my time.

Sit down while putting on socks and bike shoes.

This was fun- I probably took it a little easy. At this point, I was with a lot of the slower racers who were on mountain bikes, so I felt super speedy compared to them, when in reality I wasn't going that fast. My bike was great- really smooth. I was so happy not to be struggling with a heavy old mountain bike.

Go faster! Haha. I definitely could have pushed myself more. Probably could have taken the turns a little faster too, but they were hairpin turns and the last thing I wanted to do was skid off the course.

Again, took me a while to get my bike shoes off and my running shoes on. Changed socks because the ones I wore riding were wet from putting them onto wet feet. Took a few sips of Nuun, which was the first water I'd had. Again, I took my time here.

Hydrate on the bike course instead of during transition. Move faster.

I'm so (pleasantly) surprised that I ran anything under a 12-minute mile! Legs felt pretty heavy, as they have been, but nothing was really hurting. Just a little shin pain.

Work on form beforehand so that I don't have to think about it. Probably could have sped up more towards the end of the course. I wasn't really that tired at the end.

Hmm... nothing. I ate some fruit and a bagel and went and found my mom. Probably should have stretched.


Just this being my first race and not knowing how fast I should be going. I'm happy with it- I didn't have any expectations, so I feel good.


Great staff- very encouraging, energetic, and hardworking. Everything was really well organized. My mom, a non-athlete and probably the least competitive person you'll ever meet, said she loved how the atmosphere was supportive and fun, as opposed to competitive and stressful.