Tri the Parks - Indian Springs State Park - TriathlonSprint

My swim was the worst part of this race. I got hit the entire way. There was a girl that I kept trying to get away from but I think she was following me. She was doing some sort of frog kick and every time that foot went out, it hit me somewhere. I also got punched in the head a few times, once really hard by a novice from the wave behind me. The start of the race was the worst. I couldn't get my breathing down and almost panicked. Once I got about 200 meters out, I calmed down and just plodded and fought along.

I had a great spot in the transition area. Though I still had to run the length of the transition area to get to it..but it was right next to the bike exit. At least I didn't have to run in my bike cleats.

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I felt pretty good about the bike. I probably could have done better, but it is such an improvement since the beginning of the season.

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I have been having problems with blisters on my feet so I wore some old running shoes that I thought wouldn't bother me. This was a good choice. I also decided to wear socks which I think helped as well but took time in the transition. My feet were still wet so getting the socks on was tough, but not so much so that I regret it.

This is the best run I have done in a triathlon so far. I decided that I didn't want to walk (I did walk as I was drinking through two water stations, but I started running almost immediately after two or three sips of water). It was really hilly but I kept telling myself that I could do it. I am pleased with the run - I know I can do it now and will go faster from now on.

Ate bagel and 2 (yes 2) bananas. Walked around and talked to other competitors.


It took a while for the results to be posted and then they weren't divided into categories. I guess since I have been to 3 other of the tri the parks races and they have had results posted almost immediately after I cross the finish line, I was a bit spoiled. This was a pretty big race, over 500 competitors. I still got 1st in the Master's athena (old fat chicks) category.