Bribie Triathon Race 1 - TriathlonSprint

The swim was good as I started in the front line of our wave which enabled me to swim hard at the start and not bump into anybody. I haven't swam a straight 750m in training this season so I was glad to see the end of the swim course and get back onto dry land.

I'm sure my swimming is improving, even though this time is slower then my previous time over this course. I just need to keep on training and my swim time will improve.

I found my bike easily and grabbed my helmet, Gu's and glasses and took off for the ride. I didn't need to put on a singlet as I had my super duper tri top on (I had forgotten about my belly sticking out by this stage so that was good).

Nothing really, it all went well.

I got passed by a few people on the bike but it seemed less then normal so I know my cycling is improving. I had a GU on the second lap which was very hard to swallow but I knew I would need the energy for the run so down it went.

I saw 2 riders come together going around a corner which looked nasty. As I completed another loop of the course I came pass the riders and some people were helping them off the course. One guy was holding his arm and the other guy had some major gravel rash on his legs and their bikes were tangled together in one big mess, not good.

On a lighter note, a funny thing happened on the cycle as one of the squad members passed me she shouted out "Go Slow Coach" which sounded a bit strange because everybody is normally very supported in races so I said "what??" and then she said "Go Pro Coach" (Pro Coach is the name of our squad) which is what she said in the first place but I miss heard. We had a laugh about it after the race when I told her what I thought she had said.

My cycling times are improving as I spend more time training so I'll just keep on keeping on.

Jumped off my bike and racked it fairly quickly. Threw on my shoes and hat and headed off on the run course.

T2 went well and I felt ready to run a good time.

The run at Bribie is very flat so I was able to keep a consistance pace going around the 5km's. I passed one guy in my age group in the first k which motivated me to try and chase some more down. Around the 3k mark one guy from my age group came flying passed me. I managed to stay with him for about 2 minutes but eventually he just got away. As i got closer to the finishing line I picked up the pace and managed to sprint the last 200m or so.

My run times are improving and to run 4.65 minute km's over 5km in a race is fantastic. One of my short term goals is to run 4.5 minute km's so it won't be long before I achieve it.

By the time I finished the heat and humidity was really starting to build up and the sun was beating down so my warm-down consisted of getting some watermelon, bananas and water and finding a bit of shade.


I'm getting faster each race and so at this stage I'm limited by the amount of training I can fit in. As long as I keep on improving I'm a happy man.


This was the first race for the season and it was good to see that all my training in the off-season has paid off. I have improved my race time ranking for my age group (still not in the top 50% but getting closer) and my overall ranking as well which is just unreal (very close to the top 50%).

My time for this course compared to last season has decreased by a minute and a half and to run close to my goal time of 4.5 minute k's is fantastic.

The Noosa Tri is now only 2 weeks away and this race was a good hit out and shows me that I'm on target to better last years Noosa time.