Riverwood Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

The swim was a little slower than I wanted it to be. I was hoping to do 8 minutes or less. I got winded very quickly. This is definetely my worst event. It was all I could do to swim the 300 yards without stopping to rest.

I don't think there is anything I would do differently, I just need to practice my swimming a lot more!!

This transition was long for me because I wore a swimsuit and put clothes on over it, so it took me time to put the clothes on. Also since I don't have clipless pedals, it took me time to put on my running shoes and lace them.

Also, I really need to practice running with the bike. This is just very awkward for me!

Eventually I will get a tri suit and clipless pedals and that will make me faster.

I felt like I did pretty good on the bike. I think the 15.55 mph is almost a personal record for me. I need to learn how to drink on the bike. I am not coordinated enough to do this. I took one little swallow the whole race. I need to just practice this. I wish the hills were at the beginning of the race not the end because it left me very out of breath to start the run. Overall, I thought I did really well on the bike! I need to get over my fear of clipless pedals as well because I am sure this would improve my performance.

I need to learn how to drink on the bike before the next race. Other than that I don't think there is much I would do differently. I felt like I kept a pretty good pace the whole race. I need to practice more hills before the next race as well (I hate hills!)

This transition was super fast because I already had my running shoes on! I just took off my helmet, racked my bike and took off.

I need to learn how to run with the bike! Coming back in after I dismounted, I was trying to run with the bike and was holding the bike with one hand and the front wheel came clear off the ground and I almost lost the bike. Luckily I was able to bring it back down and then I walked it the rest of the way in!

My time on the run shocked me. Much better than I thought I would do. Especially with all those hills! I had trouble drinking while running as well. I am just not that coordinated! I need to wokr on that. Other than that, just kept one foot moving in front of the other. I did not stop to walk at all and that was a major goal of mine.

Drink more. I noticed a little ways into the run that I was not sweating at all. That seemed like it would be a problem to me. I tried to drink some, but never did start sweating. I need to work on the running and the running on the hills some more, but I don't think I would have done anything else differently.

Walked around with my husband, watched the awards ceremony. They had already packed up the food by the time I got done, but I had plenty of water and gatorade.I didn't sit down for a while because I didn't think I would be able to get back up!


Obviously I just need more practice in all of the events. It was my first race, and I am overall very pleased with my results. The bike and the run were both signifantly faster than I was expecting.


Overall, this race was organized wonderfully. My only complaint is that they seemed to cater more towards the fast people than us slow people. By the time I was done with the race, the massage people had packed up and gone home and the caterers had packed up and gone home. Also, they started the awards ceremony before the last person had finished. I just thought that was rude. It seemed disrespectful to the slower people.

For my first race, I was very pleased. Ten minutes after the race when I was super tired and standing was an effort, my husband asked me if I thought I would ever want to do it again, and I answered without hesitation - YES! It is a real feeling of accomplishment to have done it. I am already starting to plan when and where the next ones will be!