Danskin Webster Lake - TriathlonSprint

as expected, my swim performance needs alot of work. i wore a wetsuit despite the warm water because i have no confidence in my swimming and need the buoyancy. i had regrets about this decision when i started to feel really warm just before the 2nd buoy.

lose the wetsuit and spend more time forcing myself to do the crawl.

my transition location was as far from the water's edge as you can get. this required my running on packed dirt with loose pebbles but IMO I ran it well it just took more time than i would have preferred.

don't wear a wetsuit and find a closer transition location.

the road was a bit narrow for the number of riders given that there was traffic. there were a number of riders who didn't keep to the right and forced me to use the oncoming traffic lane for passing a few different times. riders got bunched up on the hills which cost me time that i wasn't anticipating.

push harder on the hills.

had to come to a complete stop to dismount and enter transition area, i wasn't expecting this. took a long stretch before putting on running shoes; then i took the long route out to the run which cost me probably a minute because i wasn't paying attention to the signs.

make sure i find the exit for the run before the race begins.

i did some hip flexor stretching while on the bike and then a couple of good stretches in T2 so i felt pretty relaxed. the feet were less lead-like. my only complaint on the run was that there were people running in both directions and very close and probably the last half mile included bike traffic riding alongside which i found to be a little crazy considering there were runners in both directions.

nothing; i kept it below 10 miles/hour.

general overall stretching; some fruit and some electrolyte drinks. a massage that was too short-lived.


being a 1st timer. i had no idea what to expect so transition location and performance were less than stellar.


a good 1st time event; surrounded by women who were really positive and encouraging. i'm glad i chose this event as my 1st tri, it will be interesting to see how it differs from one that includes men.