Sportsclub Try A Tri - TriathlonMini Sprint

Nothing out of the ordinary here. I swam around my usual pace. I did try to work a little bit on my stroke during this swim just because I didn't think I'd be competing for a win. It really didn't slow me down any though.

Swim more, faster, longer, straighter, and more sexily.

Transition times weren't counted. You had about 10 minutes or so to get up to the bikes. That way you could dry off a bit and not track water through the gym.

6.2 miles on a stationary bike. Just on the "quick start" setting, ride at your own difficulty level. This was a decent workout for me and I felt pretty good during it. Having SportsCenter to watch during a race is fun.

I could have gone harder for sure. But I don't know how well my legs would have held up for the run after racing the night before as well.

No transition time here either.

1.5 on the treadmil, "quick start" option, no elevation. This is hands down the fastest I've ever ran. Well, one time in college I ran a 7:59 mile, but just one time, and one mile.

Anyhow, I had assumed that I was comfortably in the lead (by ~ a minute over the faster swimmer guy) but I was totally unaware that a slow swimmer had taken the lead off the bike by a handful of seconds. When I got to the last .15 or so, I set the treadmil to around 10.5 - 11 mph and sprinted the last bit. That was the only reason I won, and I didn't have any clue that I needed to do that to win.

Held on to the treadmil and caught by breath.


Being fat and not in good shape.


This was a really fun little race. It was the first time that they'd ever done it at my gym, and they plan to do a couple every year now. The slower swimmer guy wanted a shorter swim, but I think a longer one would be even better. ;)