Pink Power Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Got caught behind a woman who WALKED the last few strokes of every lap, then would not pause at the wall and let other pass, so I used a lot of energy trying to pass her. *grumble*

I may be slow, but I can do freestyle & breaststroke the whole time.

Need to bring H20 bottle if waiting on a pool swim.

Need to improve cardio fitness & cut transition time. Taking my time in T1 after the swim didn't really help much in bike prep.

Also, need to freeze water bottles night before & put on bike before leaving for swim so I don't have hot Gatorade. Yuk.

Forgot Gu. Got shoelace caught in gears around M1. (Every single rider who passed asked if I was OK. While they were pedaling uphill. Women rock!)

Double knot shoes as long as I'm using toe clips & not bike shoes.

Put Gu in bike helmet so I don't forget it.

Rack mates didn't leave me any room for my bike. Thanks, guys. Oh well, that happens with so many 1st timers. That flustered me a bit, also since I have a hybrid & it's a bit tougher to get onto the rack.

Need to improve cardio fitness & cut transition time. Taking my time in T2 didn't really help much in run prep -- get going sooner since I walked the 1st part anyway.

Not much slower than the 5K I did in June. Need to be able to run entire run leg -- not bad considering I had NEVER run before this summer.

Also, I pulled back a bit since I think I got too much cold water in my tummy & didn't want to barf.

Need to run more. Duh.

Also, keep my own bottle colder, so I don't rely so much on the water stations where the water is a bit too cold.

Need to pull hair back or something -- can't run in a hat b/c I get too hot, but I looked downright scary in the race photos. (I know, I'm shallow).

Mist tent -- best thing ever. Seriously hot freaking day & I was worried I wouldn't cool down quick enough.




Considering this was my first tri & most of my training time was cut due to me or the girls being sick most of the summer, not too bad.

I think I need to work on everything about the same -- I could get a few minutes faster in the swim, but it wouldn't make as much difference as say, 10 minutes cut off the bike. Or 6 min total cut from transition.


Race staff, volunteers, other athletes -- so supportive. I will definitely race in Richmond again (2 hours away for me, but the inlaws live here, so I have built-in child care).

I'm just bitter enough at coming in next-to-last that I think I'm going to do the Napier Realtor Sprint in October with the husband.