Littleton AppleMan Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

At the start of the race I began in the middle of the pack somewhat on the inside. Decided to go for the inside route. Immediately got introduced to triathlon swimming with all of the jostling, fighting for position. A couple of times I had to look up to find an opening to get by some slower swimmers. Hit the two corner bouys perfectly but almost missed the intermediates and in fact had to back track as I realized I was swimming by on the wrong side! Overall, I felt good about the swim. Feel I could easily shave off a minute with just some more experience.

Start a bit more in front and outside at the start. Several times I was looking to swim around other swimmers.
Make sure my goggles are tighter, as they got knocked out of position once.
Be more aggressive!

Not sure of the time, but it was pretty quick and smooth.

Overall, I felt like I've should've done better. But for my first tri I can't complain. Need to do some more training and make sure my bike is optimally fitted.

Don't know exact time.
Felt pretty quick. A little tricky running with cleats from the unmount point down the hill to the rack. No probs switching shoes.

practice quicker dismounts?

Ran a bit conservatively. The trail up the hill was tough and like other runners before me, walked the steep rocky part.
Overall, I feel I had a slow pace the first half, and then after the trail hill, picked it up and finished the end strong. Plenty of room for improvement for next time.

Pick up the pace a bit sooner in the first half.

Lack of experience on the bike and run.


Very enjoyable race for a 1st timer. I'd recommend this race to other 1st timers if your a good swimmer but would also recommend you run the run portion first.