Orlando Women's Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Considering that this was an all female event, I was suprised at how aggressive the age group wave was at the start. I guess I was expecting butterflies and puppy dogs like at the Danskin. I also had to stop and tread water 3 times in order to empty my right goggle! This swim was 'ok' but I think I could have done better with a better start and no water leakage.

Need to be more aggressive at the start. Need to really tighten up goggle and make sure to have a clear lens pair for overcast situations.

There was actually a T0 and T1 in this race. T0 was a run from the beach to the transition area (I'd say about 0.3 mile). I completed that in 1:57. T1 was the normal stuff done in transition. I had a really good T1 time. No nonsense. Just slipped bike helmet on, shoes on and off I went. No sunglasses b/c of the rain. Very cautious at the mount.

Some dirt got stuck in left cleat and I had to bang it out twice before clipping. Need to learn how to get dirt out in one swoop. Also need to learn how to pedal up to speed without clipping in and then clip in after I'm moving.

I swear that I don't believe the time. My computer showed the course as being 1 mile short which put me at an average of 19.3. Taking out all of the slow running in/out of transition, I expected an average of around 20mph. Not sure if I totally believe the 21.2 mph stuff. If it's true, it sure is nice! I did place well in the field, so no matter what the numbers truly are, I'm happy about that!

Work on mount/dismount.

Slow! I wasted time monkeying with my shoes (forgot to open the strap on the left shoe, so it didn't come off easily). Wasted more time fiddling with running skirt.

There were a mere 4 seconds between me and the girl who won my age group. All four of those seconds were lost in T2! She did it in 49 seconds, I did it in 1 minute.

No more running skirts! No more extra fiddling with shoes. Need to learn how to unclip and pedal with them on top.

Holy blisters, Batman! OMG... my feet are raw meet! I ran without socks in wet conditions and in shoes that obviously don't fit well (this is the 2nd time they have given me blisters). OMG!!! Pain!!!

My pace felt slow, but split showed otherwise. Do I trust it? Once again, in the overall scheme of things, but run is the weak link; however, it is getting better.

Sprinted with Morgan (who won my age group by 4 seconds) to the finish line. Met her afterwards. Nice girl. Nothing hurts more than losing your age group by 4 seconds.

SOCKS!!!!!

No real warm-down. I had to tend to my blisters. My shoes were full of blood. It was disgusting.


In the swim... my goggles were probably the most limiting factor. I had to empty them three times and did a heck of a lot of swimming with a "right eyed wink" going on. On the bike... I did well. I could learn to corner better, get a bit more aggressive with my position AND continue to train my quads. With the run... well, I was in severe pain the entire time! That was definitely limiting.


Buttar really screwed up the overall times. The race director assured everyone at the awards ceremony that while the overall placements were correct, many of the times still needed to be pieced together. My friend was awarded first place in the Novice division... only to find out the day after that she was really 6th! Can you imagine being handed an award saying that you won your division in your very first triathlon only to have it taken away the next day???? Very, very poor stuff on the part of Buttar. They had an obligation to get those results right!