UBC Triathlon - Sprint Distance - TriathlonSprint

I am obviously pleased with being 1st in my age group! My est. time had me seeded 45th overall for the swim so I managed to cut that ranking in half as well. It`s hard to grumble about that. One thing though, I got bottlenecked a few times and found passing difficult. I can`t help but think I could have gone faster, but we`ll see next time.

Pass better and warm up so I can avoid the first 100m jitters.

There were a lack of time pads around so there was no transition data. However, by my count both T1 and T2 are incorporated in the bike time. I believe I had 2:45 in total transition time which, believe it or not is a huge improvement for me.

Considering this leg time also included transition times, I am really pleased with my result. There were many occasions during this leg where I felt like checking up and coasting, but I didn't. I pushed throught the hard times and came out with a time I can be proud of, which to me is what this whole thing is about. I'm not the strongest cyclist, but I'm getting better.

Train

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By far my worst leg of any tri I've done is the run. This leg in particular was no different. I'm not sure if I lack the stamina, well that's a lie, I am sure it's a lack of stamina coupled with some other more easily remedied problems.

My plan was to start at a slower pace for the first K and work it in from there. That didn't happen. I didn't really get into my rhythym untill the 3rd K and by then it was too late to post any sort of decent result. Oh and a bitch of a blister on my instep didn't help.

Train, and think out my plan alot more carefully.

Training, or lack-there-of.


Although my run didn't go as I had planned this was a great first race of the season for me. I am really happy about cracking the top 10% of all competitors and overcoming that little voice on my shoulder during the bike.

Being my first race of the season I adopted a balls-out strategy which blew up in my face. I think I need to really think about my race plan now that I'm getting a little more experienced with these events. I'm still a beginner, but I can now sort of anticipate how things will go and should be able to make some semi-educated plans based on that small amount of experience.

All-in-all, a strong race for me and a benchmark for the areas that need improvement.