North East Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

This was my first ever race swim. I have a few OWS under my belt now, but never in race conditions. Fortunately, the bumping was pretty minor and not as bad as I feared. Still, I'd have to say everything was "average" as I have nothing else to compare it to, other than a quiet OWS practice session....which actually was a bit quicker..but the distance might have been off.

Be more consistent in my swimming vs. lookin' around trying to figure out what the heck was going on.

Holy crow. The pouring rain turned transition into a 3" deep puddle of mud and water. My stuff was submerged. My rack neighbor tossed her stuff on top of mine. I have not mastered (or even attempted) leaving the shoes on the bike and running out of transition barefoot (and doing the run sock-less).

Maybe learn how to ride and run sockless and save the time and aggravation.

Biking is my strong suit. I'm most comfortable on the bike and that's the leg in which I excel.

Maybe pushed those hills a little harder.

Getting into running gear went okay. I resigned myself to being in wet, muddy, gritty socks. However, leaving transition, a mudpuddle sucked the shoe off my left foot, and I had to turn around and hop back for it. Lost time there.

Keep my shoes on my feet?

Sooooo not a runner! And it shows. This is actually a PR for me for a race 5k. All things being relative, this was a good run for me.

Not much. Just gotta keep telling myself "No walking. No walking. No walking." I can do it. I need to kick that lazy bum out of my head.

Not much. Stood in the pouring rain, waiting for friends to come in.


It was my first ever tri. I'm not going to speculate.


Very well done, in spite of the horrendous weather conditions. First swim wave was delayed a half hour. That's not their fault. The organizers did a great job trying to keep the event going while ensuring a safe race.