Tri the Parks - Indian Springs State Park - TriathlonSprint

First open water swim with flailing bodies all around- could have been faster, but I went with a moderate and consistent pace- kept my cool. I could have gone faster- but I am not dissapointed- The run to transition probably burned another 45 seconds also

Just practice swimming- I have some natural ability (simply because I hardly trained on swimming) Also with this experience I wont be as reluctant to paddle though other swimmers. Main thing is just finding time to get in some pool time ( an accessable pool would be helpful too).

Felt that I set up area well- lost a lens in sunglasses so i did without them, also too a few seconds to take a sip of gatorade

Time to get better sunglasses

I need to get faster- I left a little in the tank, but I squandered some opportunities to shave time- Also some guy was hugginh the left on the last mile (the fastest part) and I could not pass him legally- that was frustrating- cost me 30 seconds or so

I think as I lose weight and keep training this will get better for me- I was actually pleased with the performance- this is a weak spot for me- I have only been cycling seriously for a couple of months now. Just got clip on aerobars and they were great- just need to get used to them. Other than that I could just buy a 5000$ bike to shave a few seconds, for now I'll stick to my 25 pounds of steel.

pretty clean- forgot to ditch my gu flask- annoying bouncing around my back on the run so I pitched it

Just use the gu packets- they are easier and lighter

man it was tough to get the legs churning- I was surprised to run in under 30- I felt like I was soo slow. I really struggled uphill and I have developed some killer shin splints. I survived and felt good at the and ans sprinted my heart out the last 1/4 mile or so

More bike to run bricks- also need to integrate some speed training in my run- As I lose weight and get stronger it will get better

drank water, gatorade, hammer gel recovery drink. Ate bagel, banana, and cookie. Also walked for about 20 minutes


my inexperience and physical conditioning. I have come a long way and am very happy with where I finished- but this is a starting point and the pressure to do better next time will motivate me


Great experience- the other bt'ers really enhanced the experience. Cant wait to do another