St. Anthony's Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

Didn't listen to all the great advice and tried to start towards the front. Adrenaline hit as we dashed to the water, thought here we go 10 weeks of trianing for this. Didn't get kicked too bad but couldn't get into a rhythm with so many people swimming around me. Kept looking up to see where the first buoy was and in the process swalloed a ton of air (yes air - had to burp the rest of the swim), finally dropped back from the pack and was able to put my head down and get into rhythm. At one point it seemed I might be last because no one was next to me but I didn't want to turn around and confirm, eventually passed a light blue cap (the wave before me) and that was a great confidence booster. Of course I subsequently got passed by a yellow cap (the wave behind me), ohwell.

Listen to the advice - start farther back if you're a noob.

About a 1/4 mile run from swim out to transition, just jogged. Got passed and passed some. I had everything laid out and went over my routine in my head as I was jogging. Probably wasn't a great time, but no issues everything went smooth.

Nothing.

I was using a rented road bike so I wasn't sure what to expect. I had been training on a mountain bike on which I would average about 15.5 so I was very happy to be 18+ on the roadie. Got passed alot and admired all the 40 year olds with their carbon bikes. Just focused on cruising and hydrating, wanted to be relatively fresh for the run.

Nothing.

Easy dismount, jogged with the bike to my spot. Somehow the other bikes around me made it difficult to re-rack but eventually I got it done. Swapped the helmet for a visor and popped on the running shoes with quick laces and out I went.

Nothing.

It was starting to get hot, stopped at almost every water station. Tried to keep a casual pace the first half. Ended up 3 min quicker on split so that was great. Wanted to walk at the end but forced myself to keep going, lots of fan support, people sitting in front yards cheering you on and spraying you with hoses. As soon as I saw the finish I did a full on sprint so I guess I could have run a bit faster.

Not much, very happy with sub 10 min/mile and negative split.

Ice cold towels and soon as you cross the finish line - awesome. Cold beer by the bay - even better.


First tri - followed a 10 week plan, probably did about 80% of the workouts. Obviously you get out what you put in. The next day my legs are little sore but I'm not hurting, that's a nice feeling.


This is a great race for a beginner, the course is very well marked and there are tons of volunteers to help. After race activities were very good (better than Disney marathons). If I continue to tri I will probably sign up for this race again.