New Jersey State Triathlon - Olympic Distance - TriathlonOlympic

well i definitely need to train a bit more swimming, The warm up in the water was good but i think i need more, if i had been swimming more often in the mornings i would definitely be a lot more ready for it. the beginning of the swim i went too fast and almost winded myself. But the i got back onto a decent pace.

Get into better shape, with my job working at a day camp i would only be able to swim a little bit but i think that if i get into a regular schedule again i will be in great shape again. i mean if you look at it over all i think that it looks great but it made the rest of my race look really lopsided.

well i ran out of the water but by the time i got to my bike i felt really winded. since i dont have clip on shoes it took a bit of time getting the socks and shoes on ( i took my time) i ate a clif bar then dumped some water on my head. after that i realized i was moving pretty slow so i picked up the bike and ran with it on my shoulder. people started yelling at me to calm down but at that point my composure was coming back and i was just excited to mount up. i was runnng past people passing them on the left (i was also being yelled at to keep right) i was just trying to go fast.

well i have got to buy some clipless pedals and shoes. i rode the entire time in my running shoes which were a bit wide for the pedal straps. but next time

I wanted to do a bit better here, but it was fun all the same. when i was alone on the course, i tended not to go as fast(which was most of the first loop) but the second loop when i was with more people getting on the course i felt a huge rush passing people and definitely picked up the pace

remember to keep pushing hard when alone. I slowed up a bit too much going up hills

pretty good dismount awesome but i pretty much walked the bike in

not be so tired

ouch ouch owww

train more running!!!!! i walked much of the way after the second mile i was so tired and not in running shape at all that i just couldnt hold a steady pace but i def had some fun talking to other walkers and jogging in the crowd.

thank god it is over!!!!!


with starting a new job(s) i havent really had time to train as much as i would have like but i knew that the running would be my worst section by far. Since i averaged just about 12 min/mile if i can get that down to 8 or 9 in the next year i feel like i can really move up in the over all rankings.


i loved the race but it was an eye opener that if i had trained better in certain areas that i could be even better. As a swimmer I was not impressed with my swim time but when I saw the results online saying I was 36th overall in the swim I felt pretty good. I definitely need to train harder and more though. For next year(if I am in the lower 48) I will be training a lot harder especially on the run. I absolutely thank all of the volunteers at CGI and everyone else who gave me a keep going or a you can do it the entire time. It was by no means an easy race(for me) but all of the spectators and other racers were all for cheering on others.