New London Triathlon - TriathlonMini Sprint

i underestimated my swimming and over estimated everyone elses. ive been swimming for about 3 weeks so i figured id be slow...nope. i passed my heat as well as 1/2 of the heat in front of me. i did freestyle for the 1st 1/3 to get out in front, then did breast stroke the rest of the way

i need to build up my breathing, and my freestyle as well

i didnt have to change, i wore my tri suit the whole race. i was surprised how few people were in the transition, i thought it was gonna be packed. washed my feet and stretched my quads, then took off

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biking is my strongest sport, so i pushed hard to make up time i was sure to lose in the run. i passed about 100 people on the ride, most moved right away. i barely drank anything, but it didnt effect me on such a short ride

nothing

another smooth transition. i remembered everything i needed and was off

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i felt slow in the run, but the time was only 3 minutes slower then when i do 5k races, so i guess i did ok. i took it easy til i doubled back by the lake, then put the power on up the hill and to the finish

i should have driven the run course, but didnt think it was a big deal at the time

i ate 6 bran mini-muffins


ive only been swimming recently for 3 weeks, and havent done much running either


this was my 1st tri and had a blast. i hope to do soem more this summer!

the race was great. really no problems other then a 10 minute delay at the start. very organized, great location (other then the parking not being at the lake), & great timing