Tri for Preservation Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

This swim was a good bit more challenging than my last tri which was in more of a sheltered cove. This was fairly open ocean waters and the waves and current were much stronger. The previous race had a lot more novices than this one too, so the majority of women in my wave took a much stronger start in this one.

I still feel pretty good about how this swim went though. I have done plenty of OWS's in the ocean to prepare and even though the conditions were more challenging than I've practiced in I was able to hold it together and after the swim out and rounding the first bouy it got much easier. People were more spread out, I had plenty of room and could settle in to a rhythm. I ended up finishing much faster and didn't really have to waste any time dealing with trying to navigate around slower swimmers.

Get further up front in the group. I was still a little reserved so I started more towards the back. When we started running I was a little shocked by how fast everyone was running (despite the rocks and shells we were running over too). I think I'm strong enough in the swim that I can afford to be more aggressive next time.

I time did not improve much at all from my last race. I'm thinking I can do better than this.

I think I need to pick up the pace. Maybe because I fairly tired and overwhelmed coming out of the swim I move a little too slowly. I've been wiping off my feet and sitting down to put on my socks and shoes. Maybe I could at least skip the wiping of my feet. If I at least upped my sense of urgency it might make a difference.

This bike course was also more challenging than my last tri, there were more hills and they were quite a bit bigger. I had previewed the course the week before so I knew what was ahead of me and paced myself appropriately. I focused on just keeping a strong, steady pace. Since cycling seems to be my weakest sport and with this course being much more challenging, I was still pretty happy with my time.

I ate a Hammer Gel around 2/3's through the bike, shortly after getting past the 3 back to back hills.

I felt like I really did my best on this leg of the race. I need more work on the bike to get stronger and faster but for where I'm at right now I feel like I did the best I could.

I still don't have bike shoes, so this transition is fairly easy for me, not much to change.

I don't know how much more time I can shave off this. Maybe just hustle a little more but not much.

Starting off on the run my legs didn't feel great and I had a cramp in my side. I didn't like running on the sand and tried to stay to the side where it was more firm and packed. My legs were still hurting by the time I got to the asphalt and I decided I needed to slow down a bit. After slowing I started feeling better and my stomach cramp went away. I felt good energy-wise though. At around mile 2 I started feeling really good and decided to pick up my pace more. I actually made some changes to my form based on an article I had recently read (maybe not a great idea but I was listening to my body carefully) and it really seemed to make a difference. My legs were feeling good and I had energy. I really pushed it hard the last half mile. Towards the end I was getting super tired and feet were starting to feel numb but I just kept pushing it.

Not much. I feel like I listened to my body and regulated my pace to what felt right. I wish maybe there were a little more water stations but truly my body didn't feel like it needed more I just mentally felt like I should.

Chugged a bottle of water but that's it. Was too busy standing with the other girls to do much else.


Nothing really limited or impeded me. I still need to work on my speed especially on the bike, but nothing preventing me from doing my best at this race.


The venue for this race is great! It's a beautiful area and that really makes the event. There weren't really any post race activities at all besides a pancake breakfast. But everything was organized, on-time and clear. This was a good event that I would recommend to others.