Active Feet Fun Tri Series 10/11 - TriathlonMini Sprint

It felt like I was towing everyone else! Lots of people all over me but that's the swim start for ya. I felt strong through the water. Actually got to swim properly, which felt really good. First turn at buoy was pretty messy, second was better. Felt a bit sea-sick with the chop but got over it. Swam home strong but then ran into the sand bank (almost literally!). Wobbly and clumsy out of the water but got over it quickly. Long run up a hill to transition. Made the lungs burn hard.

Take the first turn a bit wider & try to catch a wave in at the end.

I really need to work on the bike mount. I feel so much like a Gumby! T1 went pretty well. I wanted to go under 3mins, so I'm not far off that at all. Spent too many precious seconds fiddling with the Garmin. Got the wetsuit off really quite easily considering it was the first time!

Goal for Race 4: get helmet on while trying to get feet out of wetsuit. I will rate this transition as good but plan on improving it anyway.

The bike leg went okay. I need to work on the starting mount as that was very clumsy. Gear changes went very well and basically I had an enjoyable ride. I rode harder than the last 2 races, deliberately trying to push harder and get a better time. The course actually measured a proper 8km this time (not like the 6.88km last time). The hills were good, I enjoyed them because (a) they weren't as steep as my training hills and (b) they were short. I liked them.

I think I pushed harder on the outward leg. I should try to conserve a bit more energy on the out and then push it home on the return leg. Hard to tell since I have no lap data at all. :(

So far, I've cut my T2 time with each race (Race 1= 2:19; Race 2= 1:57) so this is a good result today. I almost ran away with my helmet still on though...

Not much, really. I felt it went quite smooth. I would rate this transition as excellent.

The first km was just trash. My legs were totally smashed from the ride. It eased up for the 2nd km but the damage was done. I felt crap on this run but apart from blaming the bike, I don't know what else to point the finger at.

Drink on the bike. I can't drink and run at the same time. Too much splashing my face!

Long walk back to the car!


Not enough sleep & the bike mount. I really must get more than 3hrs sleep. I did some experimenting during this race. Pushed harder on the bike to see what would happen (um, this trashes one's legs). Wore the wettie for the first time (and that did go well :) ).


I feel like I'm getting better with each race. I really want to try a much longer race but I'm signed up for this series of short races. It's probably a blessing in disguise, because this way I'll get lots more practice with the baby distances and that's not such a bad thing. Goals for next race: make the Garmin work properly!; really hammer the swim (the venue is renowned for flat water); chop at least 10sec off my T1; mount the bike more smoothly & ride with an effort that's sort between Elwood and Sandringham. Not much to ask, is it? :P