My First Tri - TriathlonSprint

swim was both easier and harder than I thought it might be. The water was totally comfortable, and clear. no waves at all. I found it harder to site even with a straight up and back course. The timed start (5 sec between) kept us spread out in the race which was helpful for a first time.

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the path from lake to t1 was up this incredibly steep hill - i had to walk it. But not having a wetsuit makes the mechanics of transition super easy!

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Had to get off and walk the bike twice - once because the hill came upon me suddenly (there was a young girl walking her bike ahead of me, so I just walked with her to the top of the hill) and the second was the last very long, very steep hill. My buddy Jerry was walking ahead of me - he had a broken spoke - so I walked with him to the top of the hill. Overall I thought the bike portion went much better than I expected.

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The distance from dismount to the Transition area was short enough that there really wasn't any need to run or dismount at speed.

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Surprising how good my legs felt after that bike course - I was able to run most of the course - only the high hills put me in a walk. the last part was a nice flat straight away which was really nice. The volunteers along the entire course were really great too.

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walked around - drank some water.


If I were better at siting in the water, I think I could have gone faster - if I had fixed my front derailer on the bike I might have avoided some bike walking. Running is my slowest part though, so I guess running was my limitation.


Since it's my only race, it's my best!