New England Season Opener Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

Started bi-lateral breathing but quickly gave that up for every 2 strokes. That seemed to work much better and also helped with sighting.

Breathe under the cold water before the race start to get my body ready.

Transition was fine but my HR was so high coming out of the swim that I felt slightly light headed when I bent over. I think I then took in too many fluids too early and they sat heavily in my stomach. It was still a decent transition time.

If my HR is so high again, take some extra seconds just to get my breathing back under control. It really killed my bike section.

Poor bike ride compared to my training but the swim entirely wrecked me for this section.

Push harder in this section and don't discover a small crack in the frame while setting up transition area. Because of the crack I didn't push as hard on the downhill or bumpy sections. I definitely could have gone harder in this section if I didn't care so much about my escalating heart rate.

Decent transition but a little slow. Had to undo bike shoes and tie running shoes.

A little more speed but nothing major.

For me this was a great run after I have spent very little time running outside and a terrible bike ride. I was very happy with this time but I also know there is a lot of room to improve. I didn't stop running once which was great for me. I finished at the same pace and I know I could have pushed harder the last mile. It felt like I could have done that entire run again.

Train some more on the run and do more interval work to get my speed up. Learn how hard I can push myself in the run.

Drank left over accelerade, stretching, and a banana.


Bad swim (cold temps) put my HR through the roof which killed my bike section. More hill training on the bike.


Happy with my first tri and there are a lot of areas I can improve on for the future. Overall I am happy with the result and ready to get back to training.