Gatorade Triathlon Series: Race 1 - St. Kilda - TriathlonSprint

There's not a lot to say here except that at first I was disappointed about not swimming, but that was only until I caught a whiff of the ocean stink. Oh my, so glad I was not in that sesspool!

Warm up properly - if I had the time.

I still need to work on my mount. T1 went pretty smooth, considering I was out of breath from the 2k run!

Remember to bodyglide my shoes! Oops!

Spent a lot of time on the aerobars (go me!) and was able to take advantage of any tail wind I could find. I overtook a lot of people which made me feel great :) I was even able to get in adequate fluids. Didn't feel I needed to have a gel but considering that it had been 4hrs+ since breakfast, I probably should have (felt it on the run). I went hard but didn't smash the legs too hard. This is my quickest time for 20k.

Have a gel or take some lollies.

Jumping off moving bike? Y'er dreaming! :P I think I dawdled a little in T2. The long run to my rack was unexpected. I forgot to lose the sunnies so had to go back.

Not much besides bodyglide my shoes!

I found today's run hard. The wind was annoying but at least it kept me cool. I didn't overtake many people and was overtaken by a lot of fellas (no ladies, though). My legs felt like lead. Bit disappointing, really.

Keep strides a little shorter. Maybe splash water over my head to keep cool when out of the wind?

Lots of walking (sorry for walking off on you, Jess!). I just needed to walk and keep moving. Stretched while watching more people cross the line.


Not a lot. I used this race to blow out the cobwebs and remind myself of a few things. The transitions and bike mount/dismount all need a little tweaking.


Felt sorry for SuperSprint, a group of their marshalls bailed, leaving the registration and numbers writing queues too long. I stood in line for 20mins. I'll take my own sharpie next time! But really, I loved it and am back in the swing of things. I loved that I could tuck in on the bike using the aerobars and I was pretty happy overall. Oh, and I got a medal for coming 1st in the Athena category - for which I sort of feel guilty. Am I cheating by going in Athena (70kg+)? I'm 80kg and have NO hope of going sub 70kg (trust me - I'd be a stick). If I had competed in my age group, I would have come 15th - not bad either.