Trentham Super-Sprint - TriathlonMini Sprint

breast stroked a bit as started to feel a bit panicky at a few points plus i couldn't see much. the swim back was all freestyle and i think a passed a few people :)

freestyle all of it.

stupidly long transition from the swim tot he bike. walked half of it as felt knackered and then jogged the second bit as somebody i met before who was doign the same race told me to! felt pleased with the catual transition itself.

be able to run all of it.

good bike. had been uncertain as to whether to take my bike computer and watch with me, but glad i did. it meant i kept a good cadence up on the hills/undulations and was pleased with the time. i was aiming for just under half an hour and managed that, despite my bike computing then adding an extra 30seconds on in transition after i left it ;)

also wasn't sure abotu taking my camelbak with me for such a short ride but was very pleased i did.

really, really enjoyed the bike bit, pushed hard when i had to and passed a few peeps on mtb's and got smoked by lots of guys in my race and all the others doing much faster, much lomger, much harder races - god those carbon bikes with disc wheels do make a bloody noise!

nowt :)

decent transition. think this took about a minute.

nothing.

managed to run the whole way :) aim completed :)

only got passed by two people - not bad :)

sprinted at the end :)

go a bit faster a bit sooner towards the end. not get passed byt he girl who ran faster than me but had to walk a bit - that irked me!

tried to find flaming buttock's wife and daughter, and randomly chatted to others from my race. then found them, then wandered for a bit, then did some marshalling.


not enough run training - have had a sore itb. not doing all freestyle in the swim.


this was my first ever tri and i have had the best day ever. only being passed by two people on the run was a bonus...i had images of EVERYBODY going past me!

am signing up for the sprint at nantwich as soon as i can, which is organised by the same people.and will return next year to do the sprint.

also, seeing my mates do so well was a real bonus; and marshalling and encouraging peeps who were in hot, tough conditions was fantastic - loads thanked me after and that felt great.

a fab day :)