All Women's Triathlon - Sprint - TriathlonSprint

Good swim for me. Got jostled a little at the start, but didn't panic. Settled into an easy 4:1 breathing pattern for the first 200 or so, then 2:1 with sighting every 8-12 strokes. Drifted to the left a little in between sighting buoys, so had to do some course corrections, but nothing major.

Maybe work on staying a little straighter between buoys, but this was a really good swim for me.

Loooong run between transition area to mounting line; not so fun in my bike shoes! But I'm definitely not ready to leave them in my pedals...

Not sure. I'm okay with this time, considering how far I had to jog!

Sigh...I'm just not a fast cyclist. Tried to stay as aero as possible and keep my cadence high. Felt like I was going pretty fast, but of course people were passing me all the time! No worries, though...This was a fine performance for me at this time.

Will tinker with raising my seat to get a better aero position, and continue to build my strength and speed in the offseason.

Seriously...Why did I have to run that far with my bike? And over bumpy grass, to boot. Oh well, can't have everything.

Needed my Clif Shot Bloks out of my backpack where I could get to them...I skipped them instead, but I think I would feel more energetic if I had one before I started running.

Okay, just like the last Blue Lake tri, I gotta ask...Was that really a full 5K? 'Cause if it was, that's a PR by a LOT for me! For any 5K, including ones that didn't follow a swim and a bike. But my leg turnover was really good after getting of the bike, so maybe that helped. I felt pretty tired, but just tried to keep a steady pace. I was able to pick it up a little over the last hundred yards and finish strong.

Can't think of anything...

Walked around for awhile, drank some water.


Cycling is my weak link. Maybe I'll make some headway on that before next summer.


This was a great race for me. I had hoped to shave 5 minutes or so off of my 1:43 triathlon debut and the Blue Lake Tri on June 11th, and instead I beat it by over 10 minutes! I think comfort level lack of nervousness helped a lot for this one. The 2 training triathlons I did at Hagg Lake really paid off in helping me organize my transitions, and select the best gear and clothing to use. The all-women aspect of this race made it seem very supportive and friendly, too!