Hervey Bay Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

The weather was beautiful for the swim, no wind and flat calm conditions.It was declared a wetsuit swim for age-grouper's but not for pro's; didn't make much difference for me because I don't have a wetsuit!

Have a swim warm-up and think about getting a wetsuit

I snagged my tri-shorts on the rear of the saddle nearly causing a disaster but managed to recover and get my feet into the shoes ok

Pull my tri-shorts up a bit after the swim!

I got off to a good start with speeds around 36 km/hr but after the area around Point Vernon seemed harder with a rough road surface, headwind and short steep hill and I slowed quite a bit on the second lap.
My drink bottle fell off as I went over a speed hump so I didn't get to drink at all on the bike.

Secure my drink bottle better, I also need more cycling endurance

I slipped my feet out and got on top of my shoes well but as I got ready to dismount on shoes jammed into the road and I had to jump off pretty quickly!

Not sure what happened with the show jamming so I'll need to ask for some advice; running off the bike was good.

The run went really well, I wanted to finish strongly but also wanted to enjoy my first Olympic distance tri so I had set a target of under 55mins but knew after the first km that I could finish quicker than that quite comfortably.
My final km was done in 4:35 which was my quickest and I felt really strong as I crossed the line

Nothing much apart from pushing myself harder next time

Ate some oranges and apples, wandered around and has a big cup of coffee and then a smoothie; did a few stretches later.


I normally do a swim warm-up and didn't this time; my cycling is still my weakest sport but I've only been cycling for 7 months so I just need to keep training and increase my endurance. My running is going well and I can afford to push the pace more next time


This was my first Olympic distance race so I can't compare it to anything but the volunteers were great, the course was fun and I had a good time.
I was surprised to see some big names turn up for such a small event, Courtney Atkinson won the event with a time of 1:52