7th Annual PossAbilities Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Again, no official time on the individual portions of the race. Finishing the swim was finishing the race. I felt refreshed--it was a great way to start my day.

Remain calm--don't try to swim hard but steady and focus on easy breathing.

I need a lot more experience riding. I have a new road bike, but mid price range so nothing very fancy. Still, I should have been faster than the mountain bikes and some passed me. I am fearful on the downhill riding the brakes all the way down. No confidence on the turns which hurt the back uphill effort. So slow on the uphill that I walked for a bit each time around until my legs recovered. Fell once going so slow I veered into the curb and didn't have time to think about unclipping. Slow, gentle fall. Another woman who was walking her bike helped me up. Did lots of shifting.

Go in better prepared for uphill climbs and steep downhill slopes.

Very pleased as I ran straight through for the first time, with the exception of walking for 30s toward the end to work out a twinge in my knee. Disappointed that running the whole thing only seemed to buy me 3 mins. over my last 5K during which I stopped to walk several times and ran very slow due to both knees being very sore. I expected better time, but am still glad I ran the whole thing.

I expect next time to be in better condition which should improve my run time by default. I have a lot of room for improvement.

Ummm...walked around vendor booths eating free fruit and carby stuff. Went grocery shopping on the way home. Napped from noon to 4:00 p.m. with bf (neither of us being used to rising at 4 a.m.)


Lack of skill, training and experience.


I'm giving this a high rating because it was my very first triathlon experience and I had a blast. I would highly recommend it as a first time tri for anyone. The short swim in a heated pool makes it much less intimidating.